torbellino

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Spanish

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Spanish torbelino, following dissimilation from torbenino, from Vulgar Latin *turbinīnus, diminutive of Latin turbinem. Compare Catalan terbolí.[1][2]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /toɾbeˈʝino/ [t̪oɾ.β̞eˈʝi.no]
  • IPA(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Philippines) /toɾbeˈʎino/ [t̪oɾ.β̞eˈʎi.no]
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /toɾbeˈʃino/ [t̪oɾ.β̞eˈʃi.no]
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /toɾbeˈʒino/ [t̪oɾ.β̞eˈʒi.no]

  • Rhymes: -ino
  • Syllabification: tor‧be‧lli‧no

Noun

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torbellino m (plural torbellinos)

  1. tourbillon, whirlwind
  2. (figurative) whirl, whirling, swirl, maelstrom
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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Joan Coromines, José A. Pascual (1983–1991) Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos
  2. ^ terbolí”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024

Further reading

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