torreta

Catalan

Etymology

From torre (tower) + -eta.

Noun

torreta f (plural torretes)

  1. turret (an armoured, rotating gun installation)
  2. flowerpot
    Synonym: test

Further reading

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /toˈʁe.tɐ/ [toˈhe.tɐ]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /toˈʁe.tɐ/ [toˈχe.tɐ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /toˈʁe.ta/ [toˈhe.ta]

  • Hyphenation: tor‧re‧ta

Noun

torreta f (plural torretas)

  1. (architecture) turret (a small tower on the corner of a building)

Spanish

Etymology

From torre (tower) + -eta.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /toˈreta/ [t̪oˈre.t̪a]
  • Rhymes: -eta
  • Syllabification: to‧rre‧ta

Noun

torreta f (plural torretas)

  1. turret (an armoured, rotating gun installation)
  2. (architecture) turret (a small tower on the corner of a building)
    • 2017 July 14, “A lo Mad Max: así modificaba los coches el Estado Islámico”, in El Periódico:
      Así quedaban los coches que los mecánicos del Estado Islámico convertían en vehículos militares reemplazando su chasis por enormes placas de metal y colocando incluso torretas en su techo para poder disparar.
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Further reading

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