toorts

From Middle Dutch tortse, from Old French torche, ultimately from Latin torqueō (“twist”).

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• Rhymes: -oːrts

toorts f or m (plural toortsen, diminutive toortsje n)

1. torch (stick with flame at one end)

   Synonym: fakkel

2. mullein (any plant of the genus Verbascum)

   Hyponyms: kandelaartoorts, keizerskaars, koningskaars, melige toorts, mottenkruid, oosterse toorts, paarse toorts, stalkaars, vlokkige toorts, witte toorts, zwarte toorts

• toorts on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^nl

• stoort, troost