Is it true "Armadillo" is Spanish for a Mexican turtle?

Nope.

The word "armadillo" comes from Spanish, meaning "little armored one," derived from "armado," which means "armored," and the diminutive suffix "-illo." It is related to the Latin word "armāre," meaning "to arm" or "to equip with armor."

edit: another illo word for example sake is Cigarillo, a smaller thinner cigar.
So it makes sense armado + illo, armour small

This post was edited by Mondain on Mar 18 2026 07:46pm

11000 years ago they looked like this

Not really a fan of that guy.

I'm not that kinky to use arm size dillo

Armadillo and turtle are both tasty so I'd say so

Bump

Armordildo

Hah!