tuerca
Spanish
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin *torca, alteration of torqua, variation of torquis (“chaplet, collar”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtweɾka/ [ˈt̪weɾ.ka]
- Rhymes: -eɾka
- Syllabification: tuer‧ca
Noun
tuerca f (plural tuercas)
- nut (for a bolt)
Related terms
- torcer
Further reading
- “tuerca”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014