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Spanish
Etymology
From retortijar + -ón, from re- + Vulgar Latin *tortiliāre, from Latin tortilis (“twisted, coiled”). Cf. French tortiller, Italian tortiglione.
Noun
retortijón m (plural retortijones)
- quick twist
- cramp
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