Hyphenation
tor·ture cham·berTurkish pronunciation
tôrçır çeymbırPronunciation
/ˈtôrʧər ˈʧāmbər/ /ˈtɔːrʧɜr ˈʧeɪmbɜr/
Etymology
[ 'tor-ch&r ] (noun.) 1540. French, from Late Latin tortura, from Latin tortus, past participle of torquEre to twist; probably akin to Old High German drAhsil turner, Greek atraktos spindle.