torniquete
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from French tourniquet.[1]
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /toʁ.niˈke.t͡ʃi/ [toɦ.niˈke.t͡ʃi]
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /toɾ.niˈke.t͡ʃi/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /toʁ.niˈke.t͡ʃi/
- (Caipira) IPA(key): /toɻ.niˈke.t͡ʃi/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /toʁ.niˈke.te/ [toɦ.niˈke.te]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /tuɾ.niˈke.tɨ/
- Hyphenation: tor‧ni‧que‧te
Noun
torniquete m (plural torniquetes)
- turnstile
- tourniquet (a tightly compressed bandage used to stop bleeding)
References
- ^ “torniquete”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
Further reading
- “torniquete”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
- “torniquete”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from French tourniquet.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /toɾniˈkete/ [t̪oɾ.niˈke.t̪e]
- Rhymes: -ete
- Syllabification: tor‧ni‧que‧te
Noun
torniquete m (plural torniquetes)
- turnstile
- Synonym: molinete
- tourniquet (bandage)
- Synonym: garrote
Further reading
- “torniquete”, 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