tornillo

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English

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish tornillo (“screw”).

Noun

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tornillo (plural tornillos)

  1. A small tree, Prosopis pubescens, native to Mexico and parts of the United States that has spirally twisted pods; the screwbean
  2. (geology) A low-frequency seismic event associated with volcanoes

Spanish

 tornillo on Spanish Wikipedia
tornillos

Etymology

From torno +‎ -illo, from Latin tornus, from Ancient Greek τόρνος (tórnos).

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /toɾˈniʝo/
  • IPA(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) /toɾˈniʎo/
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /toɾˈniʃo/
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /toɾˈniʒo/

 

  • Syllabification: tor‧ni‧llo

Noun

tornillo m (plural tornillos)

  1. screw (fastener)

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