volta

Galician

/ˈbɔlta̝/

noun

Definitions

turnaround
overturn
turn, bend
return
somersault
change money given back when a customer hands over more than the exact price of an item
backside
detour
walk, stroll
turn of events
(archaic) disturbance, riot, revolt

Etymology

Inherited from Old Portuguese volta (turnaround, revolt) derived from Latin *voltāre, volūtus derived from Proto-Indo-European *wel- (turn, wind, see, roll, twist, round, turn around, press together, death in battle, killed in battle, wool, grass, bend, best, good, revolve, hair, ear, forest).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*wel-

Gloss

turn, wind, see, roll, twist, round, turn around, press together, death in battle, killed in battle, wool, grass, bend, best, good, revolve, hair, ear, forest

Concept

Semantic Field

Motion

Ontological Category

Action/Process

`Kanji`

森

Emoji

🙃

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