testuggine

Italian

Etymology

    Inherited from Latin testūdinem (“tortoise, turtle”).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /tesˈtud.d͡ʒi.ne/[1]
    • Audio:(file)
    • Rhymes: -uddʒine
    • Hyphenation: te‧stùg‧gi‧ne

    Noun

    testuggine f (plural testuggini)

    1. (zoology) tortoise, turtle, sea turtle
    2. (medicine) bandage for heels and elbows
    3. (Ancient Rome, military, historical) an attack method where the shields held by the soldiers hide them, not only left, right, front and back, but also from above.
    4. (Ancient Rome, architecture, historical) a roof formed by four planes converging towards the centre, used especially for aedicules
    5. (music, historical) chelys, lyre, lute, sound box

    Synonyms

    References

    1. ^ “testuggine” in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

    Further reading

    • “testuggine”, in Vocabolario Treccani on line (in Italian), Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana, 2026
    • “testuggine” in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
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