torcida

== Galician == === Etymology === From torcer (“to twist”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [toɾˈθiðɐ], (western) [toɾˈsiðɐ] === Noun === torcida f (plural torcidas) candlewick Synonyms: matula, mecha, pabío === References === Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “torcida”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “torcida”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “torcida”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN == Portuguese == === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: tor‧ci‧da === Etymology 1 === From torcer (“to twist; to support”) +‎ -ida. ==== Adjective ==== torcida feminine singular of torcido ==== Noun ==== torcida f (plural torcidas) twist (the act of twisting something) Synonyms: torcedura, torcimento (Brazil, chiefly sports) supporters (people who support something, especially a sports team) Synonyms: (Portugal) claque, (poetic) décimo segundo jogador === Etymology 2 === ==== Participle ==== torcida f sg feminine singular of torcido === Further reading === “torcida”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “torcida”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /toɾˈθida/ [t̪oɾˈθi.ð̞a] (Spain) IPA(key): /toɾˈsida/ [t̪oɾˈsi.ð̞a] (Latin America, Philippines) Rhymes: -ida Syllabification: tor‧ci‧da === Noun === torcida f (plural torcidas) wick Synonym: matula === Adjective === torcida feminine singular of torcido === Participle === torcida f sg feminine singular of torcido === Further reading === “torcido”, 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