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Etymology

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From a pre-Roman substrate of Iberia *calappacu; compare Catalan calàpet (toad), Portuguese cágado (turtle, terrapin).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɡaˈlapaɡo/ [ɡaˈla.pa.ɣ̞o]
  • Rhymes: -apaɡo
  • Syllabification: ga‧lá‧pa‧go

Noun

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galápago m (plural galápagos)

  1. any of several species of turtle
    Synonyms: quelonio, tortuga
  2. (Ecuador) giant tortoise
    Synonym: tortuga gigante

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