tornamesa

Spanish

Etymology

Verb-object compound, composed of torna (“to turn (originally)”) +‎ mesa (“table”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /toɾnaˈmesa/ [t̪oɾ.naˈme.sa]
  • Rhymes: -esa
  • Syllabification: tor‧na‧me‧sa

Noun

tornamesa f (plural tornamesas)

  1. (Chile, Colombia, Guatemala, Mexico, Peru) turntable, record player
    Synonym: tocadiscos
    • 2016 July, “Graduación de Big Step”, in La Prensa‎:
      Para alegrar la noche estuvo en las tornamesas el disyóquey Allan Vallecillo, que puso un buen repertorio e hizo que las parejas y graduados bailaran y gozaran hasta el amanecer de la recepción.
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