zorro

Significat

Noun

1. (masculine) fox (carnivore)
2. (masculine) opossum
3. (masculine) skunk
4. (broadly,figuratively,masculine) fox (sly or cunning person)
5. (Argentina,masculine) jack (device used to raise and temporarily support a heavy object)
6. (broadly,figuratively,masculine) beacon

Adj

clever, crafty, sly

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zo‧rro

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/ˈθoro/

Etimologia

First attested in the 15th century, chiefly in the feminine form zorra. Of unclear origin:
* perhaps from a pre-Roman substrate of Iberia. If so, it may be related to Spanish perro,
* perhaps from Middle French sor (“yellowish-brown, reddish-brown, sorrel”), or
* perhaps from Basque azeri (“fox”).
* A fourth suggestion, that the term derives from a verb *zorrar from onomatopoeia, is considered "far from convincing" and "unprovable".