tornadizo

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *tornātīcius, from Latin tornāre. By surface analysis, tornado +‎ -izo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /toɾnaˈdiθo/ [t̪oɾ.naˈð̞i.θo] (Spain)
• IPA^(key): /toɾnaˈdiso/ [t̪oɾ.naˈð̞i.so] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -iθo (Spain)
• Rhymes: -iso (Latin America, Philippines)
• Syllabification: tor‧na‧di‧zo

Adjective

tornadizo (feminine tornadiza, masculine plural tornadizos, feminine plural tornadizas)

1. fickle, changeable, wishy-washy
2. renegade

Further reading

• “tornadizo”, 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