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)

Example sentences from the Web for tornillo

  • Screwbean (Prosopis odorata) is known also as screwpod mesquite, and tornillo.

    American Forest Trees |Henry H. Gibson