touro

Meaning

a bull

Frequency

C1
Hyphenated as
tou‧ro
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈto(w).ɾu/
Etymology

In summary

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese touro, from Latin taurus, from Proto-Indo-European *táwros, related to Proto-Semitic *ṯawr- (“bull, ox”). Compare Galician touro and Spanish toro.

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