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Portuguese
Etymology
From Italian torcicollo. Equivalent to torce + colo.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɔlu
- Hyphenation: tor‧ci‧co‧lo
Noun
torcicolo m (plural torcicolos)
- stiff neck (condition characterised by pain when trying to move the neck)
- wryneck (either of two small woodpeckers, Jynx torquilla and Jynx ruficollis)