zorro

Significado (Inglês)

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

Hifenizado como

zo‧rro

Pronunciado como (IPA)

/ˈθoro/

Etimologia (Inglês)

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".