spira

Meaning

1. (declension-1) A thing that is coiled, twisted, or wound.
2. (declension-1) A coil, twist.
3. (declension-1) The base of a column.
4. (declension-1) A kind of cake; a twist.
5. (declension-1) A coil of rope.
6. (declension-1) A braid of hair.
7. (declension-1) A pretzel

Concepts

contorted

misrepresented

tortile

tortuous

torquated

tortive

fucked in the head

Translations

revinclat

verbog

verdreht

verbogen

verdrillt

verdrillte

zusammengedreht

drehte zusammen

sich verknackst

sich verstaucht

frisé

torsadé

ritorto

torto

attorcigliato

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈspiː.ra]

Etymology

From Ancient Greek σπεῖρα (speîra, “wreath, coil, twist”) from Proto-Indo-European *sper- (“to twist, turn”).