What does «tuta» mean in Spanish?
- Another name for the game of chito or tanga. It is also the name given to the wooden cylinder (chita or taba) against which the yews are thrown in this game.
♦ Used in: Spain - Common name for a certain small insect of the family Gelechiidae, better known as tomato moth, tomato hornworm, tomato leafminer, among other similar names. Present throughout South America as a pest, especially in tomato, potato and other solanaceous crops. Scientific name: Tuta absoluta.
♦ Used in: Bolivia - Peru - (a tuta) On piggyback or on the back.
♦ Used in: Colombia - (tuta misa) sust. Mass celebrated at dawn on Christmas.
♦ Used in: Bolivia - (Tuta) Municipality in the department of Boyacá, located in central-eastern Colombia, in the Alto Chicamocha region, in the Central Province.