touro

See also: Touro

Galician

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese touro, from Latin taurus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈtou̯.ɾʊ]

Noun

touro m (plural touros)

  1. a bull
    Synonym: almallo

References

Old Galician-Portuguese

Etymology

Inherited from Latin taurus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtou̯.ɾo/

Noun

touro m (plural touros)

  1. a bull

Descendants

  • Galician: touro
  • Portuguese: touro, toiro

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-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]
 

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

Noun

touro m (plural touros)

  1. a bull

Derived terms

Further reading

  • touro” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913