quelónio

See also: quelonio and quelônio

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• quelônio (Brazil)

Etymology

Borrowed from translingual Chelonia (“order of the sea turtles”).

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɨˈlɔ.ni.u/, (faster pronunciation) /kɨˈlɔ.nju/

• Rhymes: -ɔniu, (faster pronunciation) -ɔnju
• Hyphenation: que‧ló‧ni‧o

Noun

quelónio m (plural quelónios) (European Portuguese spelling)

1. turtle (any reptile of the order Testudines)

   Synonyms: tartaruga, testudíneo

Hyponyms

• cágado, jabuti, tartaruga marinha