tórtola
See also: Tortola
Spanish
Etymology
Inherited from Old Spanish tórtora (with dissimilation), from Latin turtur.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtoɾtola/ [ˈt̪oɾ.t̪o.la]
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -oɾtola
- Syllabification: tór‧to‧la
Noun
tórtola f (plural tórtolas)
- turtle dove (bird)
Derived terms
- tórtola cordillerana
- tórtola peruana
- tórtola turca
- tortolita
Further reading
- “tórtolo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024