torcida

Galician

Etymology

From torcer (“to twist”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [toɾˈθiðɐ], (western) [toɾˈsiðɐ]

Noun

torcida f (plural torcidas)

1. candlewick

   Synonyms: matula, mecha, pabío

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “torcida”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “torcida”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “torcida”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /toʁˈsi.dɐ/ [tohˈsi.dɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /toʁˈsi.dɐ/ [tohˈsi.dɐ]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /toɾˈsi.dɐ/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /toʁˈsi.dɐ/ [toχˈsi.dɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /toɻˈsi.da/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /tuɾˈsi.dɐ/ [tuɾˈsi.ðɐ]

• Hyphenation: tor‧ci‧da

Etymology 1

From torcer (“to twist; to support”) +‎ -ida.

Adjective

torcida

1. feminine singular of torcido

Noun

torcida f (plural torcidas)

1. twist (the act of twisting something)

   Synonyms: torcedura, torcimento

2. (Brazil, chiefly sports) supporters (people who support something, especially a sports team)

   Synonyms: (Portugal) claque, (poetic) décimo segundo jogador

Etymology 2

Participle

torcida f sg

1. feminine singular of torcido

Further reading

• “torcida”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
• “torcida”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /toɾˈθida/ [t̪oɾˈθi.ð̞a] (Spain)
• IPA^(key): /toɾˈsida/ [t̪oɾˈsi.ð̞a] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -ida
• Syllabification: tor‧ci‧da

Noun

torcida f (plural torcidas)

1. wick

   Synonym: matula

Adjective

torcida

1. feminine singular of torcido

Participle

torcida f sg

1. feminine singular of torcido

Further reading

• “torcido”, 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