torniquete

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from French tourniquet.[1]

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /toʁ.niˈke.t͡ʃi/ [toɦ.niˈke.t͡ʃi]
- (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /toɾ.niˈke.t͡ʃi/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /toʁ.niˈke.t͡ʃi/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /toɻ.niˈke.te/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /tuɾ.niˈke.tɨ/

Hyphenation: tor‧ni‧que‧te

Noun

torniquete m (plural torniquetes)

turnstile
Synonyms: borboleta, molinete, (Brazil) catraca, (Brazil) roleta
tourniquet (a tightly compressed bandage used to stop bleeding)

References

“torniquete” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from French tourniquet.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /toɾniˈkete/ [t̪oɾ.niˈke.t̪e]
Rhymes: -ete
Syllabification: tor‧ni‧que‧te

Noun

torniquete m (plural torniquetes)

turnstile
Synonym: molinete
tourniquet (bandage)
Synonym: garrote

Further reading

“torniquete”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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