torito

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish torito.

Pronunciation

Noun

torito (plural toritos)

  1. A sweet creamy cocktail originating in Mexico.
    • 2024 January 20, Massarah Mikati, “Torito, a creamy Mexican cocktail, hasn’t hit mainstream America—yet. This mother-daughter duo is bringing it to Philadelphia.”, in The Philadelphia Inquirer‎[1]:
      A combination of sweetened condensed and evaporated milks with cane liquor and peanuts or local fruits, the cocktail reenergized the laborers, who began calling it torito — or “little bull” — because they felt it gave them the strength of a bull.

Northern Puebla Nahuatl

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish torito.

Noun

torito

  1. A kind of pit viper. (clarification of this definition is needed)

References

  • Brockway, Earl, Hershey de Brockway, Trudy, Santos Valdés, Leodegario (2018) Diccionario náhuatl del norte del estado de Puebla (Series de vocabularios y diccionarios indígenas "Mariano Silva y Aceves"; 42)‎[2] (in Spanish), segunda ILV edición (versión electrónica) edition, Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., page 236

Spanish

Etymology

From toro +‎ -ito.

Noun

torito m (plural toritos)

  1. diminutive of toro (“bull”)
  2. firemouth cichlid (Thorichthys meeki)
    Synonym: boca de fuego
  3. (Chile) thornfish (fish of the family Bovichtidae)
  4. (Mexico) A sweet cocktail made from a mix of milk, rum, and various flavorings.
  5. (folklore, Guatemala, Mexico) A framework in the shape of a bull covered in fireworks, which is worn like a costume and set alight during various popular festivals.
  6. (Colombia) A traditional carnival dance originating in Barranquilla.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → English: torito
  • → Northern Puebla Nahuatl: torito

Further reading

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