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Italian
Etymology
From Latin contortus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /konˈtɔr.to/
- Rhymes: -ɔrto
- Hyphenation: con‧tòr‧to
Adjective
contorto (feminine contorta, masculine plural contorti, feminine plural contorte)
- twisted
- tortuous
- crooked
Derived terms
Participle
contorto (feminine contorta, masculine plural contorti, feminine plural contorte)
- past participle of contorcere
Further reading
- contorto in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Latin
Participle
contortō
- dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of contortus