zorro

Meaning

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

fox

🦊

red fox

foxes

foxy

mephitis

skunk

🦨

slippery

sly fox

vixen

European red fox

alopex

urocyon

arctic fox

vulpes

crafty

dog

🐕

Synonyms

zorra

zorro rojo

zorro común

raposa

astuto

lobo

🐺

zorrillo

🦨

órgano sexual femenino

acostarse

regalado

zorrino

🦨

alopex

mofeta

🦨

tiburón coludo

urocyon

vulpes

tod

zorro gris

raposo

🦊

mosquito pequeño

chingue

🦨

homosexual

Hyphenated as

zo‧rro

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈθoro/

Etymology

Cognate with Spanish: perro

In summary

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".