Etymology

torrion

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Today it means: A large tower. Full definition →

French torrion ← Italian torrione
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  1. Italian · derived fromtorrione“a large tower”, “a keep”
  2. French · derived fromtorrion
  3. English todaytorrion

From the obsolete French torrion, from the Italian torrione (“a large tower”, “a keep”), the augmentative form of torre (“tower”).

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