tornillo

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English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Spanish tornillo (screw).

Noun

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tornillo (plural tornillos)

  1. A small tree, Prosopis pubescens, native to Mexico and parts of the United States that has spirally twisted pods; the screwbean
  2. (geology) A low-frequency seismic event associated with volcanoes

Spanish

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 tornillo on Spanish Wikipedia
tornillos

Etymology

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From torno +‎ -illo, from Latin tornus, from Ancient Greek τόρνος (tórnos).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /toɾˈniʝo/ [t̪oɾˈni.ʝo]
  • IPA(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Philippines) /toɾˈniʎo/ [t̪oɾˈni.ʎo]
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /toɾˈniʃo/ [t̪oɾˈni.ʃo]
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /toɾˈniʒo/ [t̪oɾˈni.ʒo]

 

  • Syllabification: tor‧ni‧llo

Noun

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tornillo m (plural tornillos)

  1. screw (fastener)

Derived terms

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