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torturar.

to torture (to intentionally inflict unnecessary pain or suffering on helpless victims)

8 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

verb/toʁ.tuˈɾa(ʁ)/Brazil[toh.tuˈɾa(h)]Brazil/toɾ.tuˈɾa(ɾ)/São-Paulo/toʁ.tuˈɾa(ʁ)/Rio-de-Janeiro
  1. to torture (to intentionally inflict unnecessary pain or suffering on helpless victims)

  2. to cause angst

    figuratively
Where this word comes from

From tortura (“torture”) + -ar, from Latin tortūra (“twisting; torture”), from torqueō (“to twist”), from Proto-Indo-European *terkʷ- (“to turn”).

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