colltort

Betekenis (Engels)

a wryneck, specifically the Eurasian wryneck (Jynx torquilla)

Sinonieme

hipòcrita

fariseu

fals

farisaic

torcecoll

rosegaaltars

llengut

beguí

Vertalings

hypocrite

hipócrita

wryneck

pharisaic

pharisaical

dissimulator

pietistical

hypocrite

pretender

sanctimonious

self-righteous

phony

Eurasian wryneck

phoney

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

[ˌkɔʎˈtɔrt]

Etimologie (Engels)

Verwante met Italiaans: collotorto

In summary

From coll (“neck”) + tort (“bent, twisted, crooked”), in sense 2 associating religious people to excessively bowing and looking downwards. Compare Italian collotorto.