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Portuguese
Etymology
From torcer (“to twist”) + -ido.
Pronunciation
Adjective
torcido (feminine torcida, masculine plural torcidos, feminine plural torcidas)
- twisted (wound in opposite directions)
Participle
torcido (feminine torcida, masculine plural torcidos, feminine plural torcidas)
- past participle of torcer
Spanish
Etymology
Ultimately from Latin torqueō (“twist, turn”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /toɾˈθido/
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /toɾˈsido/
- Rhymes: -ido
- Syllabification: tor‧ci‧do
Adjective
torcido (feminine torcida, masculine plural torcidos, feminine plural torcidas)
- twisted, askew
- winding, crooked
- torqued
- cross-eyed
- Synonyms: bizco, estrábico, ojituerto
- unlucky
- Synonyms: desafortunado, desgraciado
Noun
torcido m (plural torcidos)
- twist, curl
Related terms
Participle
torcido (feminine torcida, masculine plural torcidos, feminine plural torcidas)
- past participle of torcer
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