torrente

Italian

Etymology

From Latin torrentem, accusative form of torrēns (“rushing”, “torrential”) (originally “scorching, arid”, in reference to the drying of a stream), present active participle of torreō (“I scorch, burn, parch”), from Proto-Italic *torzeō, causative of the Proto-Indo-European root *ters- (“dry”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /torˈrɛn.te/, [t̪or̺ˈr̺ɛn̪t̪e]
  • Hyphenation: tor‧rèn‧te

Noun

torrente m (plural torrenti)

  1. stream, creek, torrent

Derived terms

Latin

Noun

torrente

  1. ablative singular of torrens

Portuguese

Noun

torrente f (plural torrentes)

  1. torrent (violent flow of liquid)
  2. (figuratively) torrent (large amount or stream of something)

Spanish

Noun

torrente m (plural torrentes)

  1. torrent
  2. stream
  3. flood

Derived terms

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