tortura
- The word 'tortura' is not an English word; it is the Spanish and Italian word for 'torture'. In English, 'torture' refers to the act of inflicting severe pain or suffering, either physically or mentally, on someone as a punishment, to extract information, or for the pleasure of the person inflicting the pain. nounThe prisoner was subjected to tortura to extract a confession.The novel describes the tortura endured by the protagonist during the war.