contorto

Italian

Etymology

From Latin contortus.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /konˈtɔr.to/
  • Rhymes: -ɔrto
  • Hyphenation: con‧tòr‧to

Adjective

contorto (feminine contorta, masculine plural contorti, feminine plural contorte)

  1. twisted
  2. tortuous
  3. crooked

Derived terms

Participle

contorto (feminine contorta, masculine plural contorti, feminine plural contorte)

  1. past participle of contorcere

Further reading
  • contorto in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Latin

Participle

contortō

  1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of contortus
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