tortoise
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The meaning (definition) of the word tortoise
a slow animal with a hard round shell that lives on land
The word tortoise used in a sentence
“My tortoise takes a very slow walk across the grass.”
How the word tortoise is said around the world
| French | tortue (tohr-TEW) |
| Spanish | tortuga terrestre (tor-TOO-gah teh-REHS-treh) |
| Mandarin | 陆龟 (loo gway) |
| Hindi | कछुआ (kuh-CHHOO-ah) |
| Arabic | سُلَحْفَاة (suu-lah-FAH) |
| Russian | черепаха (chye-ree-PA-kha) |
| Portuguese (EU) | tartaruga-terrestre (tar-tuh-ROO-guh tuh-RESH-truh) |
| Portuguese (BR) | jabuti (zhah-boo-CHEE) |
| Japanese | リクガメ (ree-koo-GAH-meh) |
| German | Landschildkröte (LAHNT-shilt-kroh-tuh) |
| Urdu | کچھوا (kuchh-WAH) |
| Punjabi | ਕੱਛੂਆ (kuh-CHOO-ah) |
| Korean | 육지거북 (yook-jee-guh-BOOK) |
| Hebrew | צַב יַבָּשָׁה (tsahv yah-bah-SHAH) |
| Greek | χελώνα (kheh-LOH-nah) |
| Dutch | landschildpad (LAHNTS-khilt-paht) |
| Tagalog | pagong (pah-GOHNG) |
| Vietnamese | rùa cạn (zwoah KAHN) |
| Turkish | kara kaplumbağası (kah-RAH kahp-luum-bah-ah-SUH) |
| Persian | لاکپشت خشکی (lahk-POSHT-eh khosh-KEE) |
| Polish | żółw lądowy (zhoowf lon-DOH-vih) |
| Ukrainian | сухопутна черепаха (soo-kho-POOT-nah cheh-reh-PAH-khah) |
| Bengali | স্থলকচ্ছপ (STHOHL-koch-chop) |
| Swedish | landsköldpadda (LAND-shuld-pad-ah) |
| Italian | tartaruga (tar-ta-ROO-ga) |
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