tuerca

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *torca (“coiled object”), alteration of Latin torqua, variant of torquis.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈtweɾka/ [ˈt̪weɾ.ka]
Rhymes: -eɾka
Syllabification: tuer‧ca

Noun

tuerca f (plural tuercas)

nut (for a bolt)
Synonym: matriz

Related terms

torcer

Further reading

“tuerca”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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