galápago

Spanish

Etymology

From Iberian *calappacu (compare Catalan calàpat ‘toad’).^[1]

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ga.ˈla.pa.ɣo/

Noun

galápago m (plural galápagos)

1. Name given to several species of turtle.
2. (Ecuador) giant tortoise

Synonyms

• (common name for a turtle): quelonio m, tortuga f
• (giant tortoise): tortuga gigante f

Derived terms

• galápago europeo m
• galápago leproso m
• islas Galápagos f pl

See also

• tortuga

References

1. ^ Joan Corominas, Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico, vol. 2 (Madrid: Editorial Gredos, 1996), 620-623.