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torcedor

Portuguese, noun/toʁ.seˈdoʁ/

torcedor is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “garrote” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “instrumento para torcer”.

What does torcedor mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    masculinegarrote

noun

  1. 1

    Brazilmasculinefan, supporter (fan of a certain sports team or sportsperson)

Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Portuguese dictionaries define it

adjective: 1. que torce

noun: 1. instrumento para torcer 2. aquele que torce (por um time)

The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.

Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of torcedor

  • torcedores plural
  • torcedora feminine
  • torcedoras feminine plural

Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce torcedor?

  • Brazil /toʁ.seˈdoʁ/
  • Brazil [toh.seˈdoh]
  • /toɾ.seˈdoɾ/

Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

English words that translate to torcedor

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

How common is torcedor in Portuguese?

torcedor appears 8.1 times per million words in written Portuguese.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).