torvo
Spanish, adjective/ˈtoɾbo/
torvo is spelled T-O-R-V-O (5 letters) and appears about once in every 58 million words in written Spanish, the 265,703rd most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Torvo is a Spanish adjective meaning “fierce, grim, wrathful” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Fiero, espantoso, airado y terrible a la vista”.
What does torvo mean in English?
adjective
- 1
fierce, grim, wrathful
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Fiero, espantoso, airado y terrible a la vista.
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 torvo
- torva feminine
- torvos masculine plural
- torvas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce torvo?
- /ˈtoɾbo/
- [ˈt̪oɾ.β̞o]
- [ˈt̪oɾβ̞o]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to torvo
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is torvo in Spanish?
torvo appears about once in every 58 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).