tuerca

== Spanish == === Etymology === Inherited from Vulgar Latin *torca (“coiled object”), alteration of Latin torqua, variant of torquis. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtweɾka/ [ˈt̪weɾ.ka] Rhymes: -eɾka Syllabification: tuer‧ca === Noun === tuerca f (plural tuercas) nut (for a bolt) Synonym: matriz ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “tuerca”, 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