tornillo

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish tornillo (“screw”). === Noun === tornillo (plural tornillos) A small tree of species Prosopis pubescens, native to Mexico and parts of the United States, that has spirally twisted pods. Synonym: screwbean (geology) A low-frequency seismic event associated with volcanoes. == Spanish == === Etymology === From torno +‎ -illo, from Latin tornus, from Ancient Greek τόρνος (tórnos). === Pronunciation === Syllabification: tor‧ni‧llo === Noun === tornillo m (plural tornillos) screw (fastener) ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Tagalog: tornilyo === Further reading === “tornillo”, 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