English
Tortuga
Tortuga comes from Spanish Tortuga ‘tortoise’.
- Spanishc. 1500–presentTortuga‘tortoise’
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
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- Spanishc. 1500–presentTortuga‘tortoise’
- Englishtodaysame form
Every English word from Spanish Tortuga
Today it means
name An island forming part of Haiti.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Spanish Tortuga / Tortuga