torbellino

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish torbelino, following dissimilation from torbenino, from Vulgar Latin *turbinīnus, diminutive of Latin turbinem. Compare Catalan terbolí.[1][2]

Pronunciation
 
  • IPA(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /toɾbeˈʝino/ [t̪oɾ.β̞eˈʝi.no]
  • IPA(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) /toɾbeˈʎino/ [t̪oɾ.β̞eˈʎi.no]
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /toɾbeˈʃino/ [t̪oɾ.β̞eˈʃi.no]
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /toɾbeˈʒino/ [t̪oɾ.β̞eˈʒi.no]

  • Rhymes: -ino
  • Syllabification: tor‧be‧lli‧no

Noun

torbellino m (plural torbellinos)

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

See also

References
  1. Joan Coromines, José A. Pascual (1983–1991) Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos
  2. “terbolí”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024

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