torno

Galician

/ˈtɔɾno̝/

noun
Definitions
  • lathe
  • turntable, lazy Susan
  • winch
  • place where the water of a ditvh can be diverted to one place or another
  • peg, pin
  • screw
  • spigot
  • spout of a fountain
  • immature mackerel (Scomber scombrus)

Etymology

Inherited from Latin tornus (lathe, potter's wheel) derived from Ancient Greek τόρνος (turning lathe, carpenter's tool for drawing a circle, turning-lathe a tool used for making circles, a tool used for making circles).

Origin

Ancient Greek

τόρνος

Gloss

turning lathe, carpenter's tool for drawing a circle, turning-lathe a tool used for making circles, a tool used for making circles

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