/ˈtɔɾno̝/
OrixeFrom Latin tornus, from Ancient Greek τόρνος (tórnos), from τείρειν (teírein, “to pierce”). The "peg" and derived meanings came probably from the peg of a lathe or a winch. Compare also Spanish tornillo.
- masculinelathe
- masculineturntable, lazy Susan
- masculinewinch
“et da Torre do Ouro esso meesmo, cõ tra[bu]quetes que y tĩjnã, que os aqueixauã ademays, et cõ beestas de torno et de outras muytas maneyras” — And the same from the Torre del Oro [a castle in Seville]: they were attacking them with little catapults and winched crossbows, and in many other ways
- masculineplace where the water of a ditch can be diverted to one place or another
- masculinepeg, pin
- masculinescrew
- masculinespigot
- masculinespout of a fountain
“como os canos porque ben a augua aa praza do campo da dita çidade esten gardados e reparados en tal maneira que a augoa que por eles ben e ha de bir a os tornos da dita praça do campo” — that the ducts that bring the water to the Praza [Square] do Campo of this city must be guarded and repaired, so that the water that run along them should come to the spouts of the aforementioned Praz
- masculineimmature mackerel (Scomber scombrus)
- first-person, form-of, indicative, present, singularfirst-person singular present indicative of tornar
Formastornos(plural)