tórtolo
Spanish
Etymology
From tórtola (“turtle dove”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtoɾtolo/ [ˈt̪oɾ.t̪o.lo]
- Rhymes: -oɾtolo
- Syllabification: tór‧to‧lo
Noun
tórtolo m (plural tórtolos)
- (colloquial) lovebird (person)
Related terms
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