broască-țestoasă

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Romanian

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Etymology

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Literally, shelled frog; țestoasă is the feminine of țestos (shelled), derived from țest (shell), from Latin testum. Compare Latin testūdō, Aromanian broascã tsãstoasã.

Noun

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broască-țestoasă f (plural broaște-țestoase)

  1. tortoise, turtle
    Synonym: țestoasă