tortillard

French

Etymology

From tortiller +‎ -ard.

Adjective

tortillard (feminine tortillarde, masculine plural tortillards, feminine plural tortillardes)

1. winding, tortuous

Noun

tortillard m (plural tortillards)

1. a slow-moving train that follows a winding route
2. a variety of elm

Further reading

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