morrocoy

English

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Chelonoidis

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Chelonoidis

Alternative forms

• morocoy

Etymology

The turtle is named after the Morrocoy National Park in Venezuela, where the turtle is indigenous and was spotted for the first time.

Noun

morrocoy (plural morrocoys)

1. A red-footed tortoise, of the species Chelonoidis carbonaria, from the West Indies.
2. A yellow-footed tortoise, of the species Chelonoidis denticulata.

Spanish

Etymology

From Cumanagoto.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /moroˈkoi/ [mo.roˈkoi̯]
• Rhymes: -oi
• Syllabification: mo‧rro‧coy

Noun

morrocoy m (plural morrocoyes)

1. (Latin America) tortoise

   Synonyms: tortuga, morrocota, morrocoyo, tequeteque

Derived terms

• cachicamo diciéndole a morrocoy conchudo

Further reading

• “morrocoy”, in Diccionario de americanismos [Dictionary of Americanisms] (in Spanish), Association of Academies of the Spanish Language [Spanish: Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española], 2010