tornillo
English edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Spanish tornillo (“screw”).
Noun edit
tornillo (plural tornillos)
- A small tree, Prosopis pubescens, native to Mexico and parts of the United States that has spirally twisted pods; the screwbean
- (geology) A low-frequency seismic event associated with volcanoes
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
From torno + -illo, from Latin tornus, from Ancient Greek τόρνος (tórnos).
Pronunciation edit
- Syllabification: tor‧ni‧llo
Noun edit
tornillo m (plural tornillos)
- screw (fastener)
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “tornillo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014