touro
See also: Touro
Galician
Etymology
From Old Portuguese touro, from Latin taurus.
Noun
touro m (plural touros)
- a bull
Old Portuguese
Etymology
Inherited from Latin taurus.
Noun
touro m (plural touros)
- a bull
Descendants
- Galician: touro
- Portuguese: touro, toiro
Portuguese
touro
Alternative forms
- toiro
Etymology
Inherited from Old Portuguese touro, from Latin taurus, from Proto-Indo-European *táwros, related to Proto-Semitic *ṯawr- (“bull, ox”). Compare Galician touro and Spanish toro.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈto(w).ɾu/ [ˈto(ʊ̯).ɾu]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈto(w).ɾo/ [ˈto(ʊ̯).ɾo]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈto(w).ɾu/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈto.ɾu/
- Rhymes: -owɾu
- Homophone: Touro
- Hyphenation: tou‧ro
Noun
touro m (plural touros)
- a bull
Derived terms
- toiro
- tourada
- tourar
Related terms
- táureo
- taurico
- taurino
- tauromaquia