torcia

See also: torcía

Catalan edit

Verb edit

torcia

first/third-person singular imperfect indicative of tòrcer

Italian edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Old French torche, from Vulgar Latin *torca, from torqua, from Latin torquēs, torquīs (“wreath”), from torqueō (“twist”, verb).^[1]

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈtɔr.t͡ʃa/^[2]
Rhymes: -ɔrtʃa
Hyphenation: tòr‧cia

Noun edit

torcia f (plural torce)

torch (flaming)

Derived terms edit

torcia elettrica (“flashlight”)
torcione (“dishcloth”)

References edit

^ torcia in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
^ torcia in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

Anagrams edit

Artico, artico, atroci, caroti, coarti, croati, ortica, toraci, torica, tracio, troica

Portuguese edit

Verb edit

torcia

first/third-person singular imperfect indicative of torcer

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