retorto

Esperanto

kupra retorto

Etymology

From French retorte, from Medieval Latin retortus, past participle of retorqueō (“twist back”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [reˈtorto]
• Rhymes: -orto
• Hyphenation: re‧tor‧to

Noun

retorto (accusative singular retorton, plural retortoj, accusative plural retortojn)

1. (chemistry) retort (flask used for distillation)

Derived terms

• retorta

Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese, from Latin retortus, from retorqueō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /reˈtɔɾto̝/

Adjective

retorto (feminine retorta, masculine plural retortos, feminine plural retortas)

1. twisted; winding

   Synonym: torto

Derived terms

• Lama Retorta
• Retorta
• Retortoiro

Related terms

• retorcer
• torcer
• torto

References

• Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “retorto”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “retorto”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “retorto”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “retorto”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “retorto”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Ido

Noun

retorto (plural retorti)

1. (chemistry) retort

Latin

Participle

retortō

1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of retortus