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Catalan
Etymology
From torre (“tower”) + -eta.
Noun
torreta f (plural torretes)
- turret (an armoured, rotating gun installation)
- flowerpot
- Synonym: test
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Portuguese
Pronunciation
Noun
torreta f (plural torretas)
- (architecture) turret (a small tower on the corner of a building)
Spanish
Etymology
From torre (“tower”) + -eta.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /toˈreta/
- Rhymes: -eta
- Syllabification: to‧rre‧ta
Noun
torreta f (plural torretas)
- turret (an armoured, rotating gun installation)
- (architecture) turret (a small tower on the corner of a building)
2017 July 14, “A lo Mad Max: así modificaba los coches el Estado Islámico”, in El Periódico:Así quedaban los coches que los mecánicos del Estado Islámico convertían en vehículos militares reemplazando su chasis por enormes placas de metal y colocando incluso torretas en su techo para poder disparar.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
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