torcedor

Portuguese

Etymology

From torcer +‎ -dor.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /toʁ.seˈdoʁ/ [toh.seˈdoh]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /toʁ.seˈdoʁ/ [toh.seˈdoh]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /toɾ.seˈdoɾ/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /toʁ.seˈdoʁ/ [toχ.seˈdoχ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /toɻ.seˈdoɻ/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /tuɾ.sɨˈdoɾ/ [tuɾ.sɨˈðoɾ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /tuɾ.sɨˈdoɾ/ [tuɾ.sɨˈðoɾ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /tuɾ.sɨˈdo.ɾi/ [tuɾ.sɨˈðo.ɾi]

• Hyphenation: tor‧ce‧dor

Noun

torcedor m (plural torcedores)

1. (historical) garrote

Noun

torcedor m (plural torcedores, feminine torcedora, feminine plural torcedoras)

1. (Brazil, sports) fan, supporter (fan of a certain sports team or sportsperson)

   Synonym: (Portugal) adepto

   • 2002, 4:58 from the start, in Pedro Asbeg, director, Unido Vencerás, spoken by João, Rio de Janeiro: Raça Filmes; republished as Unido Vencerás‎^[1], YouTube, 2009 August 21:

     Todo torcedor do América é maluco, eu lhe falo isso com toda a clareza.

     Every América supporter is crazy, I tell you that straight.

Related terms

• torcida

 

References

• “torcedor”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2024
• “torcedor”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024
• “torcedor”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
• “torcedor”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2024

Spanish

Etymology

From torcer +‎ -dor.

Noun

torcedor m (plural torcedores)

1. spindle
2. bugbear

Adjective

torcedor (feminine torcedora, masculine plural torcedores, feminine plural torcedoras)

1. twisting

Further reading

• “torcedor”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28