Turbo

From Latin turbō.

Turbo m

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Turbinidae – turban shells.

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Spiralia – superphylum; Mollusca – phylum; Gastropoda – class; Vetigastropoda – subclass; Trochida – order; Trochoidea – superfamily; Turbinidae – family; Turbininae – subfamily

• (genus): Turbo petholatus (tapestry turban) – type species

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• Turbo (genus) on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

Turbo m (strong, genitive Turbos, plural Turbos)

1. clipping of Turbolader (“turbosupercharger”)
2. (informal, figurative) boost (stark improvement in the performance of some device, process or activity)
   1. (neologism, politics, specifically) A policy of changing in the administrative or legal process aiming to quicken an infrastructural development.

      Wir brauchen einen Turbo für die Windenergie.

      We need a policy to kick our development of wind energy into overdrive.

• (Turbolader): Kompressor (“supercharger”)

• Bauturbo

• IPA^(key): /ˈtuɾbo/ [ˈt̪uɾ.β̞o]
• Rhymes: -uɾbo
• Syllabification: Tur‧bo

Turbo ?

1. a port city in Antioquia department, Colombia