torcedura
Portuguese
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /toʁ.seˈdu.ɾɐ/ [toh.seˈdu.ɾɐ]
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /toɾ.seˈdu.ɾɐ/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /toʁ.seˈdu.ɾɐ/ [toχ.seˈdu.ɾɐ]
- (Caipira) IPA(key): /toɻ.seˈdu.ɾɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /toʁ.seˈdu.ɾa/ [toh.seˈdu.ɾa]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /tuɾ.sɨˈdu.ɾɐ/ [tuɾ.sɨˈðu.ɾɐ]
- Hyphenation: tor‧ce‧du‧ra
Noun
torcedura f (plural torceduras)
- sprain (the act of spraining a joint or muscle)
- twist (the act of twisting something)
- Synonym: torcimento
Further reading
- “torcedura”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
- “torcedura”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
Spanish
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /toɾθeˈduɾa/ [t̪oɾ.θeˈð̞u.ɾa] (Spain, Equatorial Guinea)
- IPA(key): /toɾseˈduɾa/ [t̪oɾ.seˈð̞u.ɾa] (Latin America, Philippines)
- Rhymes: -uɾa
- Syllabification: tor‧ce‧du‧ra
Noun
torcedura f (plural torceduras)
Further reading
- “torcedura”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025