Masculine
Meaning
- (masculine) tourbillon, whirlwind
- (figuratively, masculine) whirl, whirling, swirl, maelstrom
Concepts
whirlwin
ocean eddy
Synonyms
remolino de viento
viento recio
tourbillon
Translations
Frequency
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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