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torno

Pronunciation: /ˈtɔɾno̝/

“torno” is a Galician word. Its 9 meanings in English:

noun

  1. lathe
  2. turntable, lazy Susan
  3. winch
  4. place where the water of a ditch can be diverted to one place or another
  5. peg, pin
  6. screw
  7. spigot
  8. spout of a fountain
  9. immature mackerel (Scomber scombrus)

In Galician

  1. Aparato que permite labrar, puír, etc, unha peza de madeira, barro, etc.
  2. Trebello de madeira, cilíndrico, para colgar cousas nel.
  3. Caixa xiratoria no espesor dun muro, para pasar cousas dun lado ó outro.

Etymology

From Latin tornus, from Ancient Greek τόρνος (tórnos), from τείρειν (teírein, “to pierce”). The "peg" and derived meanings came probably from the peg of a lathe or a winch. Compare also Spanish tornillo.

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