Feminine

tuerca

Meaning

nut (for a bolt)

Concepts

female screw

screw nut

nut-screw

Frequency

31k
Hyphenated as
tuer‧ca
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈtweɾka/
Etymology

In summary

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *torca (“coiled object”), alteration of Latin torqua, variant of torquis.

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