tortoiseshell

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈtɔːrtəsʃɛl/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈtɔrtəsˌʃɛl/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(tôr′təs shel′)

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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
tortoiseshell n (shell of a tortoise)caparazón de tortuga grupo nom
  concha de tortuga grupo nom
  carey nm
 The park's nature center had a large tortoiseshell on display.
tortoiseshell adj (made of tortoise's shell)de carey loc adj
 The librarian peered over her tortoiseshell glasses at the noisy children.
tortoiseshell adj figurative (variegated: like tortoise shell) (gato)pardo/a adj
  (mariposa)ortiguera adj
  (general)carey adj
 A large tortoiseshell cat sat on the front porch, as if to greet the visitors.
 Los gatos carey o mariposas carey tienen la característica de poseer manchas marrones y negras.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
calico (US),
tortoiseshell-and-white (UK) n as adj		 (cat: with colored markings) (gato)calicó adj mf
  tricolor adj mf
 The cat gave birth to one calico kitten and two white.
 La gata parió un gato calicó y dos blancos.
calico colored,
calico-colored (US),
tortoiseshell and white,
tortoiseshell-and-white (UK) adj		 US (cat: tortoiseshell and white) (tipo de gato)calicó adj
Note: A hyphen is used when the term precedes the noun
hawksbill turtle,
hawksbill,
hawkbill,
tortoiseshell turtle n		 (type of turtle)tortuga carey loc nom f
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'tortoiseshell' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
calico colored
Spanish:
carey - concha


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