torzón

Galician

Alternative forms

• tarazón, terzón, trozón

Etymology

From Latin tortiō, tortiōnem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [toɾˈθoŋ], (western) [toɾˈsoŋ]

Noun

torzón m (plural torzóns)

1. (pathology) colic; enteritis

   Synonym: cólico

Related terms

• torcer

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “torzón”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “torzón”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “torzón”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Latin tortiōnem (literally “twisting”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /toɾˈθon/ [t̪oɾˈθõn]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /toɾˈson/ [t̪oɾˈsõn]
• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: tor‧zón

Noun

torzón m (plural torzones)

1. enteritis (especially, in certain animals)

Derived terms

• torozón

 

Related terms

• torcer
• torsión
• tortura
• torzal
• tuerto

 

Further reading

• “torzón”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014