torre

(Inglese)

torrar

  1. (transitive) to roast; to toast (to cook food so that it is dry and crisp)
  2. (transitive) to roast; to torrefy (to subject to intense heat)
  3. (intransitive) to roast; to torrefy (to be subject to intense heat)
  4. (colloquial, transitive) to spend or do away with something quickly, especially money

Frequenza

B1
Pronunciato come (IPA)
/ˈto.ʁi/
Etimologia (Inglese)

In summary

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese torre (“tower”), from Latin turrem (“tower”), from Ancient Greek τύρσις (túrsis, “tower, bastion”). Cognate with Galician, Spanish, Catalan, Occitan, and Italian torre and French tour.

Related words

rocco

la torre

il fulmine

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