torbellino
Spanish, noun/toɾbeˈʝino/
torbellino is spelled T-O-R-B-E-L-L-I-N-O (10 letters) and appears 1.3 times per million words in written Spanish, the 29,960th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Torbellino is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “tourbillon, whirlwind” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Remolino de viento”.
What does torbellino mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinetourbillon, whirlwind
- 2
masculinewhirl, whirling, swirl, maelstrom
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Remolino de viento. 2. Concurrencia o abundancia de cosas que ocurren a un mismo tiempo. 3. Persona demasiado vivaz e inquieta.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of torbellino
- torbellinos plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce torbellino?
- /toɾbeˈʝino/
- [t̪oɾ.β̞eˈʝi.no]
- [t̪oɾβ̞eˈʝino]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to torbellino
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is torbellino in Spanish?
torbellino appears 1.3 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).