contorcer
Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
Semi-learned borrowing from Latin contorquēre, reshaped by analogy with torcer.
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: con‧tor‧cer
Verb edit
contorcer (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)