tortuoso

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Italian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin tortuōsus.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /tor.tuˈo.zo/, (traditional) /tor.tuˈo.so/
  • Rhymes: -ozo, (traditional) -oso
  • Hyphenation: tor‧tu‧ó‧so

Adjective

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tortuoso (feminine tortuosa, masculine plural tortuosi, feminine plural tortuose)

  1. winding, crooked, twisty, tortuous (road, etc.)
    Synonyms: diritto, rettilineo
  2. convoluted, devious (reasoning, explanation, etc.)
    Antonyms: chiaro, schietto, franco

Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • tortuoso in Collins Italian-English Dictionary
  • tortuoso in Aldo Gabrielli, Grandi Dizionario Italiano (Hoepli)
  • tortuoso in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
  • tortuóso in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
  • tortüóso in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Latin

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Adjective

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tortuōsō

  1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of tortuōsus

Portuguese

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin tortuōsus.

Pronunciation

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /toʁ.tuˈo.zu/ [toh.tʊˈo.zu], (faster pronunciation) /toʁˈtwo.zu/ [tohˈtwo.zu]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /toɾ.tuˈo.zu/ [toɾ.tʊˈo.zu], (faster pronunciation) /toɾˈtwo.zu/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /toʁ.tuˈo.zu/ [toχ.tʊˈo.zu], (faster pronunciation) /toʁˈtwo.zu/ [toχˈtwo.zu]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /toɻ.tuˈo.zo/ [toɻ.tʊˈo.zo], (faster pronunciation) /toɻˈtwo.zo/

  • Rhymes: -ozu
  • Hyphenation: tor‧tu‧o‧so

Adjective

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tortuoso (feminine tortuosa, masculine plural tortuosos, feminine plural tortuosas, metaphonic)

  1. tortuous (having many turns and twists)
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Spanish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin tortuōsus (coiled, winding), from tortus (twisted, twined).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /toɾˈtwoso/ [t̪oɾˈt̪wo.so]
  • Rhymes: -oso
  • Syllabification: tor‧tuo‧so

Adjective

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tortuoso (feminine tortuosa, masculine plural tortuosos, feminine plural tortuosas)

  1. winding, tortuous
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