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Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from French tourniquet.[1]
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: tor‧ni‧que‧te
Noun
torniquete m (plural torniquetes)
- turnstile
- Synonyms: borboleta, molinete, (Brazil) catraca, (Brazil) roleta
- tourniquet (a tightly compressed bandage used to stop bleeding)
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Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from French tourniquet.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /toɾniˈkete/
- Rhymes: -ete
- Syllabification: tor‧ni‧que‧te
Noun
torniquete m (plural torniquetes)
- turnstile
- Synonym: molinete
- tourniquet (bandage)
- Synonym: garrote
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