torcicolo

Portuguese

Etymology

From Italian torcicollo. Equivalent to torce +‎ colo.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /toʁ.siˈkɔ.lu/ [toh.siˈkɔ.lu]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /toʁ.siˈkɔ.lu/ [toh.siˈkɔ.lu]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /toɾ.siˈkɔ.lu/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /toʁ.siˈkɔ.lu/ [toχ.siˈkɔ.lu]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /toɻ.siˈkɔ.lo/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /tuɾ.siˈkɔ.lu/

• Rhymes: -ɔlu
• Hyphenation: tor‧ci‧co‧lo

Noun

torcicolo m (plural torcicolos)

1. stiff neck (condition characterised by pain when trying to move the neck)
2. wryneck (either of two small woodpeckers, Jynx torquilla and Jynx ruficollis)