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Where does “galápago” come from?

galápago (Spanish) comes from Undetermined calappacu.

galápago (Spanish): Any of several species of turtle; giant tortoise

Definitions

  1. Any of several species of turtle; giant tortoise

Ancestry of “galápago”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Undeterminedcalappacu—

Words derived from “galápago”

  • Galapagos Islands
  • galapaguito
  • galapagueño
  • Galápagos
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