torniquete

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from French tourniquet.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /toʁ.niˈke.t͡ʃi/ [toɦ.niˈke.t͡ʃi]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /toʁ.niˈke.t͡ʃi/ [toɦ.niˈke.t͡ʃi]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /toɾ.niˈke.t͡ʃi/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /toʁ.niˈke.t͡ʃi/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /toɻ.niˈke.te/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /tuɾ.niˈke.tɨ/

• Hyphenation: tor‧ni‧que‧te

Noun

torniquete m (plural torniquetes)

1. turnstile

   Synonyms: borboleta, molinete, (Brazil) catraca, (Brazil) roleta

2. tourniquet (a tightly compressed bandage used to stop bleeding)

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from French tourniquet.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /toɾniˈkete/ [t̪oɾ.niˈke.t̪e]
• Rhymes: -ete
• Syllabification: tor‧ni‧que‧te

Noun

torniquete m (plural torniquetes)

1. turnstile

   Synonym: molinete

2. tourniquet (bandage)

   Synonym: garrote

Further reading

• “torniquete”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10