torcido

Portuguese

Etymology

From torcer (“to twist”) +‎ -ido.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /toʁ.ˈsi.du/

Adjective

torcido m (feminine singular torcida, masculine plural torcidos, feminine plural torcidas, comparable)

1. twisted (wound in opposite directions)

Verb

torcido (feminine singular torcida, masculine plural torcidos, feminine plural torcidas)

1. masculine singular past participle of torcer

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Spanish

Etymology

Ultimately from Latin torqueō (“twist, turn”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /toɾˈθido/, [t̪oɾˈθi.ð̞o]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America) /toɾˈsido/, [t̪oɾˈsi.ð̞o]

Adjective

torcido (feminine torcida, masculine plural torcidos, feminine plural torcidas)

1. twisted, askew
2. winding, crooked
3. torqued
4. cross-eyed
5. unlucky

Noun

torcido m (plural torcidos)

1. twist, curl

Related terms

• torcer
• torcida

Verb

torcido m (feminine singular torcida, masculine plural torcidos, feminine plural torcidas)

1. Masculine singular past participle of torcer.

Further reading

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