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

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