tornada

noun

tor·​na·​da

tȯ(r)ˈnädə

plural -s

1

: the refrain of a Provençal poem

2

[alteration of tornata] : the envoy of an Italian canzone

Word History

Etymology

Old Provençal, from feminine of tornat, past participle of tornar to turn, return, from Latin tornare to turn in a lathe, round off

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