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retorquir.

to object, oppose

9 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

verb/ʁe.toʁˈki(ʁ)/Brazil[he.tohˈki(h)]Brazil/ʁe.toɾˈki(ɾ)/São-Paulo[he.toɾˈki(ɾ)]São-Paulo

  1. to object, oppose

    Brazil · Portugal · no-first-person-singular-present

  2. to retort, rejoin

    Brazil · Portugal · no-first-person-singular-present
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re- Proto-Indo-European *terkʷ- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *torkʷ-éye-ti Proto-Italic *torkʷejō Proto-Italic *torkʷeō Latin torqueō Latin retorquerebor. Portuguese retorquir Borrowed from Latin retorquere.

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