torcedura

Portuguese

Etymology

From torcer +‎ -dura.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /toʁ.seˈdu.ɾɐ/ [toh.seˈdu.ɾɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /toʁ.seˈdu.ɾɐ/ [toh.seˈdu.ɾɐ]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /toɾ.seˈdu.ɾɐ/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /toʁ.seˈdu.ɾɐ/ [toχ.seˈdu.ɾɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /toɻ.seˈdu.ɾa/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /tuɾ.sɨˈdu.ɾɐ/ [tuɾ.sɨˈðu.ɾɐ]

• Hyphenation: tor‧ce‧du‧ra

Noun

torcedura f (plural torceduras)

1. sprain (the act of spraining a joint or muscle)
2. twist (the act of twisting something)

   Synonym: torcimento

Spanish

Etymology

From torcer +‎ -dura.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /toɾθeˈduɾa/ [t̪oɾ.θeˈð̞u.ɾa]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America) /toɾseˈduɾa/ [t̪oɾ.seˈð̞u.ɾa]
• Rhymes: -uɾa
• Syllabification: tor‧ce‧du‧ra

Noun

torcedura f (plural torceduras)

1. sprain
2. crook, bending

Further reading

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