tortuoso

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin tortuōsus.

Adjective

tortuoso (feminine singular tortuosa, masculine plural tortuosi, feminine plural tortuose)

  1. winding, crooked, twisty, tortuous (road, etc)
  2. convoluted, devious (reasoning, explanation, etc)

Derived terms

Latin

Adjective

tortuōsō

  1. dative masculine singular of tortuōsus
  2. dative neuter singular of tortuōsus
  3. ablative masculine singular of tortuōsus
  4. ablative neuter singular of tortuōsus

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin tortuōsus.

Pronunciation
  • Rhymes: -ozu

Adjective

tortuoso m (feminine singular tortuosa, masculine plural tortuosos, feminine plural tortuosas, comparable)

  1. tortuous (having many turns and twists)

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin tortuōsus (“coiled, winding”), from tortus (“twisted, twined”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /toɾˈtwo.so/
  • Rhymes: -oso

Adjective

tortuoso (feminine singular tortuosa, masculine plural tortuosos, feminine plural tortuosas)

  1. winding, tortuous
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