atornillar

Spanish

Etymology

From a- +‎ tornillo (screw) +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /atoɾniˈʝaɾ/ [a.t̪oɾ.niˈʝaɾ] (most of Spain and Latin America)
  • IPA(key): /atoɾniˈʎaɾ/ [a.t̪oɾ.niˈʎaɾ] (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
  • IPA(key): /atoɾniˈʃaɾ/ [a.t̪oɾ.niˈʃaɾ] (Buenos Aires and environs)
  • IPA(key): /atoɾniˈʒaɾ/ [a.t̪oɾ.niˈʒaɾ] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: a‧tor‧ni‧llar

Verb

atornillar (first-person singular present atornillo, first-person singular preterite atornillé, past participle atornillado)

  1. (transitive) to screw
    Antonyms: desatornillar, destornillar

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