"tornillo" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: tornillos [plural]
Etymology: Etymology tree Spanish tornillobor. English tornillo Borrowed from Spanish tornillo (“screw”). Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:bor|es:tornillo<t:screw>|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Spanish tornillobor. English tornillo [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "gloss" : "screw", "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Spanish", "term" : "tornillo", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "es" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "tornillo", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="tornillo"> Borrowed from Spanish tornillo (“screw”). Head templates: {{en-noun}} tornillo (plural tornillos)
  1. A small tree of species Prosopis pubescens, native to Mexico and parts of the United States, that has spirally twisted pods. Synonyms: screwbean
    Sense id: en-tornillo-en-noun-k7hsgy1O Categories (other): English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees, Mimosa subfamily plants Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 81 19 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 82 18 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 83 17 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 65 35 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 84 16 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 81 19 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 74 26 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 87 13 Disambiguation of Mimosa subfamily plants: 83 17
  2. (geology) A low-frequency seismic event associated with volcanoes.
    Sense id: en-tornillo-en-noun-xVBeC6Vx Categories (other): Geology Topics: geography, geology, natural-sciences

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