tortueux

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin tortuōsus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tɔʁ.tɥø/

Adjective

tortueux (feminine tortueuse, masculine plural tortueux, feminine plural tortueuses)

1. tortuous, winding, windy, twisting, twisty
2. convoluted

Related terms

• tordre
• tort

Further reading

• “tortueux”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.