The word "tortonis" is a noun that is pronounced as /tor'tonis/. It is spelled with a "t" at the beginning, an "o" and "r" in the middle, and "n-i-s" at the end. The "t" and "n" are both unvoiced consonants, meaning they are pronounced with a puff of air but without vibrating the vocal cords. The "o" and "r" are both vowel sounds, with the "o" being pronounced as in "hot" and the "r" as a rhotic consonant that is difficult to describe phonetically.