contorcer
Portuguese
editEtymology
editSemi-learned borrowing from Latin contorquēre, reshaped by analogy with torcer.
Pronunciation
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- Hyphenation: con‧tor‧cer
Verb
editcontorcer (first-person singular present contorço, first-person singular preterite contorci, past participle contorcido)
- (transitive) to contort; to writhe; to squirm (to twist violently)
Conjugation
edit Conjugation of contorcer (c-ç alternation) (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)
Related terms
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- Portuguese verbs
- Portuguese verbs ending in -er
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