Pronunciation IPA(key): (Central) [turˈte.ɾə] IPA(key): (Balearic) [torˈte.ɾə] IPA(key): (Valencia) [toɾˈte.ɾa] Noun tortera f (plural torteres) (spinning) spindle whorl Synonym: fusaiola Alternative forms turtera Pronunciation IPA(key): /turˈtera/ Noun tortera f (plural tortere) cake tin Noun tortera f (plural torteras) spindle whorl Further reading “tortera”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014 Etymology From tortyr + -era, attested from 1647.[1] Verb tortera (present torterar, preterite torterade, supine torterat, imperative tortera) to torture (to perform illegal acts of pain or suffering) Conjugation More information Active, Passive ... Active Passive Infinitive tortera torteras Supine torterat torterats Imperative tortera — Imper. plural1 torteren — Present Past Present Past Indicative torterar torterade torteras torterades Ind. plural1 tortera torterade torteras torterades Subjunctive2 tortere torterade torteres torterades Participles Present participle torterande Past participle torterad 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. Close Conjugation of tortera (weak) Related terms torterare References [1]tortera in Svensk ordbok. Anagrams roterat