tortera

• IPA^(key): (Central) [turˈte.ɾə]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [torˈte.ɾə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [toɾˈte.ɾa]

tortera f (plural torteres)

1. (spinning) spindle whorl

   Synonym: fusaiola

• turtera

• IPA^(key): /turˈtera/

tortera f (plural tortere)

1. cake tin

tortera f (plural torteras)

1. spindle whorl

• “tortera”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024

From tortyr +‎ -era, attested from 1647.^[1]

tortera (present torterar, preterite torterade, supine torterat, imperative tortera)

1. to torture (to perform illegal acts of pain or suffering)

• torterare

• roterat