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tornillo

tornillo noun: a small tree of species Prosopis pubescens, native to Mexico and parts of the United States, that has spirally twisted pods.

Noun

tornillo (plural tornillos)

  1. A small tree of species Prosopis pubescens, native to Mexico and parts of the United States, that has spirally twisted pods.
    Synonyms:
    screwbean
  2. A low-frequency seismic event associated with volcanoes.

Synonyms of tornillo

Forms of tornillo

pluraltornillos

Origin of tornillo

Borrowed from Spanish tornillo (“screw”).

Questions about tornillo

What does tornillo mean?
Tornillo means a small tree of species Prosopis pubescens, native to Mexico and parts of the United States, that has spirally twisted pods.
What part of speech is tornillo?
Tornillo is a noun.
What is the plural of tornillo?
The plural of tornillo is tornillos.

Words near tornillo in the dictionary

  1. Tornedalen
  2. Torneträsk
  3. torni
  4. tornid
  5. tornids
  6. tornillo
  7. tornillos
  8. Tornio
  9. torniquet
  10. torniquets
  11. tornit

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