Manado Malay

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Portuguese tartaruga.

Noun

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tuturuga

  1. turtle
    Inga ini tuturuga kalo ngana mo pake sedotan
    Remember this is (what it is like for) turtles if you want to use (plastic) straws. (From an anti-plastic waste social media post, with a picture of a turtle with a straw down its throat)