ritorcere

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Italian

Etymology

ri- +‎ torcere (to twist), or from Vulgar Latin *retorcere, from Latin retorquēre, present active infinitive of retorqueō.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /riˈtɔr.t͡ʃe.re/
  • Rhymes: -ɔrtʃere
  • Hyphenation: ri‧tòr‧ce‧re

Verb

ritòrcere (first-person singular present ritòrco, first-person singular past historic ritòrsi, past participle ritòrto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (transitive) to twist, retwist (wire, etc.)
  2. (transitive) to retort (an insult, etc.)

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