What does «turma» mean in Spanish?
- Testicle of man and animals.
- Turma de tierra. Criadilla of earth, which is a fungus, blackish on the outside, and whitish or brownish inside. It is raised under the ground and has very good flavor.
- Ancient a squadron or cavalry unit of the Roman army of the Republic and Empire. During the Byzantine Empire, it began to be applied to those larger divisions. It consisted of 30 horsemen under the command of a decurio in the auxiliary units and a centurio in the legions. The word is often translated as "squadron" but so is the wing, a unit composed of several turmae.