retorcer

== Spanish == === Etymology === From re- +‎ torcer, or from Vulgar Latin *retorcēre, from Latin retorquēre. Cognate with English retort. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /retoɾˈθeɾ/ [re.t̪oɾˈθeɾ] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain) IPA(key): /retoɾˈseɾ/ [re.t̪oɾˈseɾ] (Latin America, Philippines) Rhymes: -eɾ Syllabification: re‧tor‧cer === Verb === retorcer (first-person singular present retuerzo, first-person singular preterite retorcí, past participle retorcido) to wring to squirm, wriggle, writhe to twist ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “retorcer”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025