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Italian
Etymology
Inherited from Latin testūdinem (“tortoise, turtle”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /teˈstud.d͡ʒi.ne/
- Rhymes: -uddʒine
- Hyphenation: te‧stùg‧gi‧ne
Noun
testuggine f (plural testuggini)
- tortoise
- turtle
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Further reading
- testuggine in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
- testuggine in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa