toarce

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toarce

/ˈto̯ar.t͡ʃe/

Rhymes with -art͡ʃe

Where it comes from

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *torcĕre, from Latin torquēre. Compare Aromanian toartsiri.

verb a toarce 3rd conjugation · toarce · tors · toarcă · a toarce · torcând

to spin (yarn)
to purr

In English

spin to make yarn
purr of a cat, to make a vibrating sound in the throat
spinning process of converting fibres into yarn or thread

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@misc{toarce_2026,
  title = {toarce},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ro/toarce},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}