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tori¹

  • /ˈtɔ.ɹaɪ/

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Latin tori (“nominative/vocative plural of torus”).

noun

  1. plural plural of torus
  2. plural, plural only A protective, epidermal thickening derived from the stratum corneum and found in high friction areas (such as the foot sole of a dog). While there is a hereditary component to tori, this does not explain all cases. Tori tend to appear more frequently during middle age of life; the torus palatinus is more commonly observed in females, but this is not the case with the torus mandibularis.

tori²

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Japanese 取り, from 取る (toru, “take, pick up”).

noun

  1. One who executes a technique against the training partner, or uke.

Tori³

  • /ˈtoɹ.i/ US

Where it comes from

Shortening.

proper noun

  1. A diminutive of the female given name Victoria. The American singer Tori Amos was born in 1963.

Tori⁴

  • /ˈtoɹ.i/ US

proper noun

  1. A region of Georgia, in the central part of the country, bordered by Imereti and Kartli in the north and Meskheti and Trialeti in the south.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: bull, tor, tore, toure, torre, cherif, latorre, moldings, touré, torula, tormogen, horn, canthellus, perionyx, tubercle, keratoma

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"tori." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/tori. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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tori. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/tori

Chicago

"tori." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/tori.

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@misc{tori_2026,
  title = {tori},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/tori},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}