torniquete

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from French tourniquet.[1]

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /toʁ.niˈke.t͡ʃi/ [toɦ.niˈke.t͡ʃi]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /toɾ.niˈke.t͡ʃi/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /toʁ.niˈke.t͡ʃi/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /toɻ.niˈke.te/

  • Hyphenation: tor‧ni‧que‧te

Noun

torniquete m (plural torniquetes)

  1. turnstile
    Synonyms: borboleta, molinete, (Brazil) catraca, (Brazil) roleta
  2. tourniquet (a tightly compressed bandage used to stop bleeding)

References

  1. ^ “torniquete”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from French tourniquet.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /toɾniˈkete/ [t̪oɾ.niˈke.t̪e]
  • Rhymes: -ete
  • Syllabification: tor‧ni‧que‧te

Noun

torniquete m (plural torniquetes)

  1. turnstile
    Synonym: molinete
  2. tourniquet (bandage)
    Synonym: garrote

Further reading

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