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tornillo
[ tawr-nil-oh, -nee-oh; Spanish tawr-nee-lyaw, -nee-yaw ]
noun
, plural tor·nil·los [tawr-, nil, -ohz, -, nee, -ohz, taw, r, -, nee, -lyaws, -, nee, -yaws].
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Word History and Origins
Origin of tornillo1
1835–45, Americanism; < Spanish: screw, clamp, equivalent to torn ( o ) lathe, gyration (< Latin tornus lathe < Greek tórnos ) + -illo diminutive suffix (< Latin -illum )
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Example Sentences
Screwbean (Prosopis odorata) is known also as screwpod mesquite, and tornillo.
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