First Known Use: circa 1844
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tornillo
noun tor·nil·lo \tȯr-ˈnē-(ˌ)yō, -ˈni-(ˌ)lō\
plural tor·nil·los
Definition of TORNILLO
: screwbean 1
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Origin of TORNILLO
Spanish, literally, small lathe, screw, diminutive of torno lathe, from Latin tornus — more at turn
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