Italian

Adjective

tortuoso m ‎(feminine singular tortuosa, masculine plural tortuosi, feminine plural tortuose)

1. winding, crooked, tortuous (road, etc)
2. convoluted, devious (reasoning, explanation, etc)

Derived terms

• tortuosamente
• tortuosità

Latin

Adjective

tortuōsō

1. dative masculine singular of tortuōsus
2. dative neuter singular of tortuōsus
3. ablative masculine singular of tortuōsus
4. ablative neuter singular of tortuōsus

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ozu

Adjective

tortuoso m ‎(feminine singular tortuosa, masculine plural tortuosos, feminine plural tortuosas, comparable)

1. tortuous (having many turns and twists)

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin tortuōsus ‎(“coiled, winding”), from tortus ‎(“twisted, twined”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /toɾˈtwo.so/
• Rhymes: -oso

Adjective

tortuoso m ‎(feminine singular tortuosa, masculine plural tortuosos, feminine plural tortuosas)

1. winding, tortuous

Related terms

• tortuosidad