torbellino

== Spanish == === Etymology === Inherited from Old Spanish torbelino, following dissimilation from torbenino, from Vulgar Latin *turbinīnus, diminutive of Latin turbinem. Compare Catalan terbolí. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -ino Syllabification: tor‧be‧lli‧no === Noun === torbellino m (plural torbellinos) tourbillon, whirlwind Synonym: remolino (figurative) whirl, whirling, swirl, maelstrom ==== Related terms ==== ==== See also ==== remolino === References === === Further reading === “torbellino”, 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