retortijón

Spanish

Etymology

From retortijar +‎ -ón, from re- + Vulgar Latin *tortiliāre, from Latin tortilis (“twisted, coiled”). Cf. French tortiller, Italian tortiglione.

Noun

retortijón m (plural retortijones)

1. quick twist
2. cramp

Related terms

• retorcer

 

Further reading

• “retortijón”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014