torcia

See also: torcía

Catalan

Verb

torcia

first/third-person singular imperfect indicative of tòrcer

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French torche, from Vulgar Latin *torca, from torqua, from Latin torquēs, torquīs (“wreath”), from torqueō (“twist”, verb).[1]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈtɔr.t͡ʃa/[2]
Rhymes: -ɔrtʃa
Hyphenation: tòr‧cia

Noun

torcia f (plural torce)

torch (flaming)

Derived terms

torcia elettrica (“flashlight”)
torcione (“dishcloth”)

References

torcia in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
torcia in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

Anagrams

Artico, artico, atroci, caroti, coarti, croati, ortica, toraci, torica, tracio, troica

Portuguese

Verb

torcia

first/third-person singular imperfect indicative of torcer

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