Etymology

tornillo

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Today it means: A small tree of species Prosopis pubescens, native to Mexico and parts of the United States, that has spirally twisted pods. Full definition →

Spanish tornillo
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  1. Spanish · borrowed fromtornillo
  2. Spanish · borrowed fromtornillo
  3. English todaytornillo

Borrowed from Spanish tornillo (“screw”).

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