tuerca
Pronunciation: /ˈtweɾka/
“tuerca” is a Spanish word. Its 2 meanings in English:
noun
In Spanish
- Pieza que, dotada de una rosca interior, se acopla a un tornillo para fijar una unión.
- Persona aficionada a los automóviles y el automovilismo.
- Por extensión, perteneciente o relativo a los automóviles.
Etymology
According to the Coromines dictionary, probably a variation of older puerca (literally "female pig"), from Latin porca, with a /t/ from tornillo (“bolt, screw”). The shift in meaning happened through comparison of bolts and nuts with pig's penises and female pigs, respectively. Compare other remodelings based on antonyms: Latin sinexter, Latin grevis, Latin rendere. Compare similar semantic…
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