Esperanto

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kupra retorto

Etymology

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From French retorte, from Medieval Latin retortus, past participle of retorqueō (twist back).

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  • IPA(key): [reˈtorto]
  • Rhymes: -orto
  • Hyphenation: re‧tor‧to

Noun

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retorto (accusative singular retorton, plural retortoj, accusative plural retortojn)

  1. (chemistry) retort (flask used for distillation)

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Galician

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Etymology

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From Old Galician-Portuguese, from Latin retortus, from retorqueō.

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Adjective

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retorto (feminine retorta, masculine plural retortos, feminine plural retortas)

  1. twisted; winding
    Synonym: torto

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Noun

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retorto (plural retorti)

  1. (chemistry) retort

Latin

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Participle

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retortō

  1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of retortus