torto

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Etymology

Borrowed from Italian torta, from Latin turta. Compare Russian торт (tort), German Torte, Polish tort.

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -orto
  • Hyphenation: tor‧to

Noun

torto (accusative singular torton, plural tortoj, accusative plural tortojn)

  1. pie, tart

Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese torto, from Latin tortus, from torqueō. Cognate with Portuguese torto and Spanish tuerto.

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Adjective

torto (feminine torta, masculine plural tortos, feminine plural tortas)

  1. twisted, bent, crooked
  2. awry (turned or twisted toward one side)
  3. one-eyed
    Synonyms: breco, chosco
  4. cross-eyed
    Synonyms: birollo, vesgo

Derived terms

Noun

torto m (plural tortos)

  1. (archaic, law) offense, harm; injustice, wrong, tort

Derived terms

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Ido

Etymology

Borrowed from English tartFrench tourteGerman TorteItalian tortaRussian торт (tort)Spanish torta..

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtor.to/, /ˈtɔɾ.tɔ/

Noun

torto (plural torti)

  1. meat pie

Synonyms

Italian

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Etymology 1

From Latin tortus, from torqueo (to bend).

Adjective

torto (feminine torta, masculine plural torti, feminine plural torte)

  1. twisted, bent, crooked
Derived terms

Participle

torto (feminine torta, masculine plural torti, feminine plural torte)

  1. past participle of torcere

Etymology 2

From Latin tortum (a wrong or injustice), substantive use of tortus, perfect passive participle of torqueō. Compare French tort.

Noun

torto m (plural torti)

  1. wrong, injustice
    Antonym: ragione
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Anagrams

Latin

Participle

tortō

  1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of tortus

References

  • torto”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • torto in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese torto, from Latin tortus, from torqueō.

Cognate with Galician torto, Spanish tuerto, Catalan tort, French tordu, Italian torto and Romanian tort.

Pronunciation

 

Adjective

torto (feminine torta, masculine plural tortos, feminine plural tortas)

  1. twisted, bent, crooked
  2. awry
  3. wrong, dishonest
  4. one-eyed, cross-eyed

Noun

torto m (plural tortos)

  1. (archaic) offense, harm
  2. (archaic) injustice, wrong