tornillo
[ tawr-nil-oh, -nee-oh; Spanish tawr-nee-lyaw, -nee-yaw ]
/ tɔrˈnɪl oʊ, -ˈni oʊ; Spanish tɔrˈni lyɔ, -ˈni yɔ /
noun, plural tor·nil·los [tawr-nil-ohz, -nee-ohz; Spanish tawr-nee-lyaws, -nee-yaws] /tɔrˈnɪl oʊz, -ˈni oʊz; Spanish tɔrˈni lyɔs, -ˈni yɔs/.
Origin of tornillo
1835–45,
Americanism; < Spanish: screw, clamp, equivalent to
torn(o) lathe, gyration (< Latin
tornus lathe < Greek
tórnos) +
-illo diminutive suffix (< Latin
-illum)
Words nearby tornillo
tornado,
tornado belt,
tornaria,
torne,
torngat mountains,
tornillo,
tornwaldt's abscess,
toro,
toroid,
toroidal,
toronto
Example sentences from the Web for tornillo
Screwbean (Prosopis odorata) is known also as screwpod mesquite, and tornillo.
American Forest Trees |Henry H. Gibson