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Galician
Etymology
From torcer (“to twist”).
Pronunciation
Noun
torcida f (plural torcidas)
- candlewick
- Synonyms: matula, mecha, pabío
References
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “torcida”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “torcida”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “torcida”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
Portuguese
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From torcer (“to twist; to support”) + -ida.
Adjective
torcida
- feminine singular of torcido
Noun
torcida f (plural torcidas)
- twist (the act of twisting something)
- Synonyms: torcedura, torcimento
- (Brazil, chiefly sports) supporters (people who support something, especially a sports team)
- Synonyms: (Portugal) claque, (poetic) décimo segundo jogador
Etymology 2
Participle
torcida f sg
- feminine singular of torcido
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /toɾˈθida/
- IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /toɾˈsida/
- Rhymes: -ida
- Syllabification: tor‧ci‧da
Noun
torcida f (plural torcidas)
- wick
- Synonym: matula
Adjective
torcida
- feminine singular of torcido
Participle
torcida f sg
- feminine singular of torcido
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