entortijar

Spanish

Etymology

Probably from a Vulgar Latin root *intortiliāre, from tortilis. Compare Catalan entortellar, French entortiller.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /entoɾtiˈxaɾ/ [ẽn̪.t̪oɾ.t̪iˈxaɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: en‧tor‧ti‧jar

Verb

entortijar (first-person singular present entortijo, first-person singular preterite entortijé, past participle entortijado)

  1. (obsolete) to curl (hair)

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