testudíneo
See also: testudineo
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from translingual Testudines (“order of the turtles”).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /tes.tuˈd͡ʒĩ.ne.u/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /teʃ.tuˈd͡ʒĩ.ne.u/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /tes.tuˈd͡ʒi.ne.o/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /tɨʃ.tuˈdi.nju/ [tɨʃ.tuˈði.nju]
Noun
testudíneo m (plural testudíneos)
- (usually in the plural, scientific usage) turtle (any reptile of the order Testudines)