Tortuga

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Tortuga

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From Spanish Tortuga, from tortuga (“tortoise”), from the resemblance of the outline of the island to the back of a tortoise.

proper noun

An island forming part of Haiti.

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"Tortuga." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/tortuga. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Tortuga. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/tortuga

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"Tortuga." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/tortuga.

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@misc{tortuga_2026,
  title = {Tortuga},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/tortuga},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}