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torneio

torneio

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Noun

torneio m (plural torneios)

  1. (sports) tournament (series of games)
  2. (historical) joust (mock combat between two knights)
Synonyms
Derived terms
  • torneio da morte

Etymology 2

From tornear (to lathe), from torno (lathe), from Latin tornus (lathe).

Noun

torneio m (plural torneios)

  1. the act of lathing
  2. the quality of an object which was lathed
  3. (figuratively) elegance; refinement
Synonyms
  • (act of lathing): torneamento
Related terms

Verb

torneio

  1. first-person singular (eu) present indicative of tornear