Masculine

torbellino

Meaning

  1. (masculine) tourbillon, whirlwind
  2. (figuratively, masculine) whirl, whirling, swirl, maelstrom

Frequency

C2
Hyphenated as
tor‧be‧lli‧no
Pronounced as (IPA)
/toɾbeˈʝino/
Etymology

In summary

Inherited from Old Spanish torbelino, following dissimilation from torbenino, from Vulgar Latin *turbinīnus, diminutive of Latin turbinem. Compare Catalan terbolí.

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