torticeiro

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Galician

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Etymology

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From Old Galician-Portuguese torticeyro (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria). Blend of torto (tort) +‎ xusticeiro (righteous).[1]

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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torticeiro (feminine torticeira, masculine plural torticeiros, feminine plural torticeiras)

  1. (literary) tortious
    Antonym: xusticeiro

References

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  1. ^ Joan Coromines, José A[ntonio] Pascual (1983–1991) “torcer”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critic Castilian and Hispanic Etymological Dictionary] (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos