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Latin
Etymology
From con- + torreō (“scorch; roast”).
Pronunciation
Verb
contorreō (present infinitive contorrēre, perfect active contorruī, supine contō̆stum); second conjugation
- (transitive) to dry up entirely; scorch, parch
Conjugation
References
- “contorreo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- contorreo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.