zorro

Signification (Anglais)

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

Concepts

renard

goupil

roublard

alopex

urocyon

vulpes

mouffette

renardeau

petit moustique

retors

renarde

renard commun

renard roux

renard roux commun

Coupé comme

zo‧rro

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈθoro/

Étymologie (Anglais)

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".