torreta

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Catalan

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Etymology

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From torre (tower) +‎ -eta.

Noun

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torreta f (plural torretes)

  1. turret (an armoured, rotating gun installation)
  2. flowerpot
    Synonym: test

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Portuguese

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Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: tor‧re‧ta

Noun

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torreta f (plural torretas)

  1. (architecture) turret (a small tower on the corner of a building)

Spanish

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Etymology

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From torre (tower) +‎ -eta.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /toˈreta/ [t̪oˈre.t̪a]
  • Rhymes: -eta
  • Syllabification: to‧rre‧ta

Noun

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torreta f (plural torretas)

  1. turret (an armoured, rotating gun installation)
  2. (architecture) turret (a small tower on the corner of a building)
    • 2017 July 14, “A lo Mad Max: así modificaba los coches el Estado Islámico”, in El Periódico[1]:
      Así quedaban los coches que los mecánicos del Estado Islámico convertían en vehículos militares reemplazando su chasis por enormes placas de metal y colocando incluso torretas en su techo para poder disparar.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

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