colltort

Signification (Anglais)

a wryneck, specifically the Eurasian wryneck (Jynx torquilla)

Concepts

hypocrite

charlatan

faux

mystificateur

tartuffe

trompeur

faux dévot

bigot

torcol fourmilier

Synonymes

hipòcrita

fariseu

fals

farisaic

torcecoll

rosegaaltars

llengut

beguí

Traductions

hipócrita

wryneck

dissimulator

pharisaic

pharisaical

hypocrite

phony

pietistical

pretender

sanctimonious

self-righteous

phoney

Eurasian wryneck

holier-than-thou

Prononcé comme (IPA)

[ˌkɔʎˈtɔrt]

Étymologie (Anglais)

Appartenant à italien: 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.