Italian

Proper noun

Torre m

1. A river that flows in Friuli-Venezia Giulia

Asturian

Noun

torre f ‎(plural torres)

1. tower
2. (chess) rook

See also

Chess pieces in Asturian · pieces d'axedrez (layout · text)
rei	dama, reina	torre	alfil	caballu	peón

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin turris.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ore

Noun

torre f ‎(plural torres)

1. tower
2. (chess) rook or castle

See also

Chess pieces in Catalan · peces d'escacs (layout · text)
rei	reina, dama	torre	alfil	cavall	peó

Galician

Etymology

Latin turris.

Noun

torre f ‎(plural torres)

1. tower
2. (chess) rook

Synonyms

• roque

See also

Chess pieces in Galician · pezas de xadrez (layout · text)
rei	raíña, dama	torre, roque	alfil	cabalo	peón

Italian

Etymology

Latin turris.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtorre/, [ˈt̪or.re]
• Hyphenation: tór‧re

Noun

torre f ‎(plural torri)

1. tower
2. (chess) rook or castle

See also

Chess pieces in Italian · pezzi degli scacchi (layout · text)
re	regina, donna	torre	alfiere	cavallo	pedone

Anagrams

• retro, retrò, rétro, terrò

Kinikinao

Etymology

Borrowing from Portuguese torre.

Noun

torre

1. tower (tall structure)
   • Pitiwoko, A Cidade in 2008, Ilda de Souza, Koenukunoe emo'u: A língua dos índios Kinikinau, page 187:

     […] , muyopeti mopo'e torre kemomoati wanuke aoeti muyopeti.

     […] , and it wasn’t one of those important churches, stone walls with towers pointing to the sky.

Latin

Verb

torrē

1. second-person singular present active imperative of torreō

Occitan

Etymology

Latin turris.

Noun

torre f (plural torres)

1. tower

Old Provençal

Etymology

Latin turris.

Noun

torre f ‎(oblique plural torres, nominative singular torre, nominative plural torres)

1. tower

Descendants

• Catalan: torre
• Occitan: torre

Portuguese

torre

Etymology 1

From Old Portuguese torre ‎(“tower”), from Latin turrem ‎(“tower”), accusative singular of turris, from Ancient Greek τύρσις ‎(túrsis, “tower, bastion”).

Cognate with Galician torre, Spanish torre, Catalan torre, Occitan torre, French tour and Italian torre.

Alternative forms

• tôrre (obsolete)

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈto.ʁɨ/
• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈto.ʁi/
• Hyphenation: tor‧re

Noun

torre f (plural torres)

1. tower

   A torre oferece uma vista panorâmica da cidade.‎

   The tower provides a panoramic view of the city.

2. (chess) rook
3. skyscraper

Synonyms

• (skyscraper): arranha-céu, arranha-céus

See also

Chess pieces in Portuguese · peças de xadrez (layout · text)
rei	rainha, dama	torre	bispo	cavalo	peão

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈtɔ.ʁɨ/
• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈtɔ.ʁi/

Verb

torre

1. first-person singular (eu) present subjunctive of torrar
2. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present subjunctive of torrar
3. third-person singular (você) affirmative imperative of torrar
4. third-person singular (você) negative imperative of torrar

Spanish

Etymology

From Old Spanish torre, from Latin turrem, accusative singular of turris, from Ancient Greek τύρσις ‎(túrsis, “tower, bastion”).

Noun

torre f ‎(plural torres)

1. tower
2. (chess) rook
3. skyscraper (high building)

Synonyms

• (rook): roque
• (skyscraper): rascacielos

See also

Chess pieces in Spanish · piezas de ajedrez (layout · text)
rey	reina, dama	torre, roque	alfil	caballo	peón