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Spanish
Etymology
From tortuga + -ismo.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /toɾtuˈɡismo/
- Rhymes: -ismo
- Syllabification: tor‧tu‧guis‧mo
Noun
tortuguismo m (plural tortuguismos)
- (Ecuador, Honduras, Mexico, Panama) slow progress
2017 December, “Noticias de política y sociedad en Costa Rica”, in La Nacion:Decenas de vecinos de Balsa de Atenas creando tortuguismo con sus automóviles sobre la ruta 27 giraron poco antes de mediodía a la altura del cruce de Escobal luego de generar un congestionamiento de varios kilómetros en el sentido San José - Caldera.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
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