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torre.

tower

5 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈto.ʁi/Brazil[ˈto.hi]Brazil/ˈto.ʁi/Rio-de-Janeiro[ˈto.χi]Rio-de-Janeiro

  1. tower

    feminine
    A torre oferece uma vista panorâmica da cidade.

  2. rook

    feminine

  3. skyscraper

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese torre (“tower”), from Latin turrem (“tower”), from Ancient Greek τύρσις (túrsis, “tower, bastion”). Cognate with Galician, Spanish, Catalan, Occitan, Italian, and Ladino torre and French tour.

verb/ˈtɔ.ʁi/Brazil[ˈtɔ.hi]Brazil/ˈtɔ.ʁi/Rio-de-Janeiro[ˈtɔ.χi]Rio-de-Janeiro

  1. inflection of torrar: first/third-person singular present subjunctive

    first-person · form-of · present · singular · subjunctive · third-person

  2. inflection of torrar: third-person singular imperative

    form-of · imperative · singular · third-person
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