contorcer

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Portuguese

Etymology

Semi-learned borrowing from Latin contorquēre, reshaped by analogy with torcer.

Pronunciation

 
 

  • Hyphenation: con‧tor‧cer

Verb

contorcer (first-person singular present contorço, first-person singular preterite contorci, past participle contorcido)

  1. (transitive) to contort; to writhe; to squirm (to twist violently)

Conjugation