turtle in Tagalog
pagong
UK/ˈtɜːtl̩//ˈtɝtl̩/
turtle in Tagalog: pagong, pawikan. In English, turtle means any land, aquatic, or semi-aquatic reptile of the order Testudines, characterised by a protective shell enclosing its body. See also tortoise.
Tagalog words for turtle
- land or marine reptile with a shell
- pagong
- sea turtle
- pawikan
English meaning of turtle
- noun Any land, aquatic, or semi-aquatic reptile of the order Testudines, characterised by a protective shell enclosing its body. See also tortoise.
- noun A marine reptile of that order.
- noun Senses resembling a turtle in protection.
- noun An Ancient Roman attack method, where the shields held by the soldiers hide them, not only left, right, front and back, but also from above.
Synonyms of turtle
turtle in other languages
- turtle in Hindi
- turtle in Tamil
- turtle in Marathi
- turtle in Urdu
- turtle in Bengali
- turtle in Telugu
- turtle in Malayalam
- turtle in Kannada
- turtle in Punjabi
- turtle in Gujarati
- turtle in Odia
- turtle in Sanskrit
- turtle in Sinhala
- turtle in Assamese
- turtle in Nepali
- turtle in Pashto
- turtle in Arabic
- turtle in Malay
- turtle in Indonesian
- turtle in Thai
- turtle in Vietnamese
- turtle in Myanmar
Questions about turtle in Tagalog
- What is the meaning of turtle in Tagalog?
- Turtle in Tagalog is pagong, pawikan.
- Ano ang turtle sa Tagalog?
- Turtle: pagong, pawikan.
- What does turtle mean in English?
- Turtle means any land, aquatic, or semi-aquatic reptile of the order Testudines, characterised by a protective shell enclosing its body. See also tortoise.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: turtle (page history and authors), its translation table and English meanings. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Tagalog words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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