Feminine
tuerca
nut (for a bolt)
Frequency
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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