antorcha

Spanish

Etymology

Probably borrowed from Old Occitan entorcha, itself a crossing of entorta (from Latin intorta) and Old French torche.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /anˈtoɾt͡ʃa/ [ãn̪ˈt̪oɾ.t͡ʃa]

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• Rhymes: -oɾtʃa
• Syllabification: an‧tor‧cha

Noun

antorcha f (plural antorchas)

1. torch

Derived terms

• lirio antorcha

Further reading

• “antorcha”, 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