torcida
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /toʁˈsi.dɐ/ [tohˈsi.dɐ]
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /toɾˈsi.dɐ/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /toʁˈsi.dɐ/ [toχˈsi.dɐ]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /toɻˈsi.da/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /tuɾˈsi.dɐ/ [tuɾˈsi.ðɐ]
- Hyphenation: tor‧ci‧da
Etymology 1
From torcer (“to twist; to support”) + -ida.
Adjective
torcida
- feminine singular of torcido
Noun
torcida f (plural torcidas)
- twist (the act of twisting something)
- Synonyms: torcedura, torcimento
- (Brazil, chiefly sports) supporters (people who support something, especially a sports team)
- Synonyms: (Portugal) claque, (poetic) décimo segundo jogador
Participle
torcida f sg
- feminine singular of torcido
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /toɾˈθida/ [t̪oɾˈθi.ð̞a]
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /toɾˈsida/ [t̪oɾˈsi.ð̞a]
- Rhymes: -ida
- Syllabification: tor‧ci‧da
Noun
torcida f (plural torcidas)
- wick
- Synonym: matula
Adjective
torcida
- feminine singular of torcido
Participle
torcida f sg
- feminine singular of torcido
Further reading
- “torcido”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014