/tawr nil"oh, -nee"oh/ ; Sp. /tawrdd nee"lyaw, -nee"yaw/ , n. , pl. tornillos /-nil"ohz, -nee"ohz/ ; Sp. /-nee"lyaws, -nee"yaws/ .
See screw bean .
[ 1835-45, Amer. ; torn ( o ) lathe, gyration ( tornus lathe tórnos ) + -illo dim. suffix ( -illum ) ]