noun
- a screw (fastener with a helical ridge)
Usage: Spanish loanword; regional
Examples
- He needed a tornillo to fix the loose cabinet door.
- The carpenter reached for a tornillo from his toolbox.
- Make sure the tornillo is tight enough to hold the bracket.
- She stripped the head of the tornillo while trying to remove it.
- The furniture came with all the tornillos needed for assembly.