torvo

Italian

Etymology

From Latin torvus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtor.vo/
• Rhymes: -orvo
• Hyphenation: tór‧vo

Adjective

torvo (feminine torva, masculine plural torvi, feminine plural torve)

1. grim, menacing

Related terms

• torvamente

Further reading

• torvo in Collins Italian-English Dictionary
• torvo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

• trovo, trovò

Latin

Adjective

torvō

1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of torvus

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin torvus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtoɾbo/ [ˈt̪oɾ.β̞o]
• Rhymes: -oɾbo
• Syllabification: tor‧vo

Adjective

torvo (feminine torva, masculine plural torvos, feminine plural torvas)

1. fierce, grim, wrathful

Related terms

• torvamente

 

Further reading

• “torvo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014