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torta

torta

9.9
A quick hit with an open hand to the face
  • noun
  • /ˈtɔrtə/
  • Informal
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  • When he insulted her, she gave him a sharp torta across the cheek.

Examples

  • The argument ended with a loud torta that surprised everyone in the room.

  • Don't give me a torta!

  • He joked too much and received a playful torta from his friend.

  • She received a torta on her cheek.

  • In the heat of the argument, she delivered a quick torta that silenced him immediately.

  • After his rude comments, he got a surprising torta that left everyone laughing.

  • During their playful banter, he playfully gave her a light torta on the arm.

Synonyms

slap
vstorta
110 1.0

A quick sharp hit with the flat part of the hand

is the informal Spanish term for the same quick open hand blow
swat
vstorta
104 3.9

A quick hard hit with the hand or a flat object

specifies a quick open hand blow, not one using an object
smack
vstorta
25 3.6

A sharp blow with an open hand

focuses on a quick open hand blow rather than emphasizing force
smackeroo
vstorta
  • Informal
9.9

A quick light slap given in play

is the informal Spanish term used generally, not always playful

How Hard

wallop
  • Informal
3 6.7
smack
25 3.6
torta
  • Informal
9.9
tap
66 1.0

Surface Forms

torta singular
tortas plural

Etymology

The informal Spanish torta meaning a slap may come from the image of a flat cake or loaf, and one popular story says people joked about hitting someone with a 'flat cake', so in some places torta came to mean a quick hit with the open hand.