torculum

Latin

Alternative forms

torculus

Etymology

From torqueō.

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈtor.ku.lum/, [ˈtɔr.kʊ.ɫũ]

Noun

torculum

a wine or olive oil press

Derived terms

torculō

Descendants

Albanian: tork
Catalan: tòrcul, trull
French: treuil
German: Torkel
Italian: torchio, torcolo

Occitan: troill
Portuguese: tórculo
Spanish: tórculo, trullo
Venetian: tòrcoło

References

torculum in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
torculum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

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