torbellino

Spanish

Etymology

From Old Spanish torbelino, following dissimilation from torbenino, from Vulgar Latin *turbinīnus, diminutive of Latin turbō, turbinis. Compare Catalan terbolí[1][2].

Pronunciation
  • (Castilian) IPA(key): /torbeˈʎino/, [t̪orβeˈʎino]
  • (Latin America) IPA(key): /torbeˈɟ͡ʝino/, [t̪orβeˈʝino]

Noun

torbellino m (plural torbellinos)

  1. whirlwind

See also

References
  1. https://www.scribd.com/document/220768067/Corominas-Diccionario-Etimologico
  2. http://www.diccionari.cat/lexicx.jsp?GECART=0132733
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