释义 |
tor·re·ón I. adjective or torreon \|tȯrē|ōn, -ē|ȯn, -ē|än\ Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: from Torreón, city of northeast Mexico : of or from the city of Torreón, Mexico : of the kind or style prevalent in Torreón II. noun (plural torreo·nes \ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈōnēz, -ˈō(ˌ)nās\) Etymology: Spanish, aug. of torre tower, from Latin turris — more at tower : a prehistoric stone tower in the southwestern United States |