tiró

See also: tiro, Tiro, tirò, and tīro

Asturian

Verb

tiró

1. third-person singular indefinite preterite indicative of tirar

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic, Valencia) [tiˈɾo]

Etymology 1

Learned borrowing from Latin tīrō (“apprentice, novice”)

Noun

tiró m (plural tirons)

1. tyro, novice, apprentice

   Synonym: aprenent

Etymology 2

From tira +‎ -ó.

Noun

tiró m (plural tirons)

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Etymology 3

Of expressive origin. Perhaps influenced by tirar.

Noun

tiró m (plural tirons)

1. (in the plural) cry for calling domestic fowl, especially ducks
2. duck

   Synonym: ànec

Further reading

• “tiró” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “tiró” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Spanish

Verb

tiró

1. third-person singular preterite indicative of tirar