tornillo

[ tawr-nil-oh, -nee-oh; Spanish tawr-nee-lyaw, -nee-yaw ]

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

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1835–45, Americanism;<Spanish: screw, clamp, equivalent to torn(o) lathe, gyration (<Latin tornus lathe <Greek tórnos) + -illo diminutive suffix (<Latin -illum)

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How to use tornillo in a sentence

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

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