How to pronounce torrid
American English pronunciation
TOR-id
- IPA
- /ˈtɔɹɪd/
- Syllables
- TOR · id (2 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What torrid means
Scorching hot and dry
In a sentence: The torrid desert sun made the sand too hot to walk on.
Where it comes from: It comes from the Latin torridus, from torrere, to parch or scorch.
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