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Etymology
From coll (“neck”) + tort (“bent, twisted, crooked”), in sense 2 associating religious people to excessively bowing and looking downwards. Compare Italian collotorto.
Pronunciation
Noun
colltort m (plural colltorts)
- (zoology) a wryneck, specifically the Eurasian wryneck (Jynx torquilla)
- Synonym: formiguer
Derived terms
Noun
colltort m (plural colltorts, feminine colltorta)
- (figurative, derogatory) hypocrite, goody-goody (especially a religious one)
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