quelónio

See also: quelonio and quelônio

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from translingual Chelonia (“order of the sea turtles”).

Pronunciation

  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /kɨˈlɔ.ni.u/, (faster pronunciation) /kɨˈlɔ.nju/

  • Rhymes: -ɔniu, (faster pronunciation) -ɔnju
  • Hyphenation: que‧ló‧ni‧o

Noun

quelónio m (plural quelónios) (European Portuguese spelling)

  1. turtle (any reptile of the order Testudines)
    Synonyms: tartaruga, testudíneo

Hyponyms

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