touro

See also: Touro

Galician

Etymology

From Old Portuguese touro, from Latin taurus.

Noun

touro m (plural touros)

1. a bull

Old Portuguese

Etymology

Inherited from Latin taurus.

Noun

touro m (plural touros)

1. 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]

• (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/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈto(w).ɾu/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈto.ɾu/

• Rhymes: -owɾu
• Homophone: Touro
• Hyphenation: tou‧ro

Noun

touro m (plural touros)

1. a bull

Derived terms

• toiro
• tourada
• tourar

 

Related terms

• táureo
• taurico
• taurino
• tauromaquia