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

foxes

red fox

crafty

foxy

slippery

alopex

arctic fox

urocyon

vulpes

dog

mephitis

skunk

sly fox

vixen

European red fox

Hyphenated as

zo‧rro

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈθoro/

Etymology

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".