tornillo

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noun

A small tree of species Prosopis pubescens, native to Mexico and parts of the United States, that has spirally twisted pods.

Similar
screwbeanscrew beanscrewbean mesquiteProsopis pubescens
OriginSpanish tornillo →
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Meanings

nountornillo (plural tornillos)

plural tornillos

  1. A small tree of species Prosopis pubescens, native to Mexico and parts of the United States, that has spirally twisted pods.

    Synonyms: screwbean

  2. geographyA low-frequency seismic event associated with volcanoes.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA small tree of species Prosopis pubescens, native to Mexico and parts of the United States, that has spirally twisted pods.

Similar
screwbean

More synonyms by meaning

nounshrub or small tree of southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico having spirally twisted pods

Similar
screw beanscrewbeanscrewbean mesquiteProsopis pubescens
Broader
mesquitemesquit
Also see
screwbeanscrewbean mesquite

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Spanishtornillo
  2. Spanishtornillo
  3. Englishtornillo

Borrowed from Spanish tornillo (“screw”).

More words from Spanish

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Cite this entry
APA

tornillo. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tornillo

MLA

“tornillo.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tornillo. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tornillo,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tornillo.

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