tortiller

French

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *tortiliāre, from Latin tortilis, or alternatively a regressive derivation of entortiller. Compare Italian tortigliare, attortigliare, attortigliato, Spanish retortijar.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tɔʁ.ti.je/
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Verb

tortiller

  1. (transitive) to twist, twirl
  2. (reflexive) to wriggle, squirm, writhe

Conjugation

Further reading

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