tuerto

== Asturian == === Adjective === tuerto neuter of tuertu == Ladino == === Alternative forms === tugerto, tuguerto === Etymology === From Old Spanish, from Latin tortus (“twisted”). === Adjective === tuerto (feminine tuerta, masculine plural tuertos, feminine plural tuertas) crooked twisted distorted == Spanish == === Etymology === Inherited from Latin tortus (“twisted”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtweɾto/ [ˈt̪weɾ.t̪o] Rhymes: -eɾto Syllabification: tuer‧to === Adjective === tuerto (feminine tuerta, masculine plural tuertos, feminine plural tuertas) one-eyed, blind in one eye Coordinate term: ciego ==== Derived terms ==== === Noun === tuerto m (plural tuertos, feminine tuerta, feminine plural tuertas) one-eyed person (someone blind in one eye) tort, injury, offense someone who is thought to bring bad luck to a person they see; evil eye ==== Usage notes ==== In Spanish, if someone experiences bad luck, it can be said that a tuerto (“one-eyed person”) has seen them. So common expressions such as te ha mirado un tuerto (literally “a one-eyed person has seen you”) or me miró un tuerto (literally “a one-eyed person saw me”) could be translated as "what rotten luck" or "I/He/She was jinxed". ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “tuerto”, 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