zorro

Borrowed from Spanish zorro.

• IPA^(key): /ˈzoɹ.ɹoʊ/, /ˈsoɹ.ɹoʊ/

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zorro (plural zorros)

1. A South American canid of the species Lycalopex culpaeus, visually similar to (and sometimes referred to as) a fox but more closely related to a wolf.

• raposa
• South American fox

• culpeo

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• Rhymes: -oro, -o
• Hyphenation: zo‧rro

zorro inan

1. bag

   Synonym: poltsa

• zakil-zorro (“loincloth”)

• → Spanish: zurrón

Unknown. Attested since the 13th century.^[1] Cognate with Spanish zorro.

• Rhymes: -oro
• Hyphenation: zo‧rro

zorro (feminine zorra, masculine plural zorros, feminine plural zorras)

1. slow

   Synonym: lento

2. humid

   Synonym: lento

zorro m (plural zorros)

1. bastard son

   Synonym: bastardo

2. sled, sledge used for moving loads

• Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “zorro”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “zorro”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “zorro”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “zorro”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “zorro”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

First attested in the 15th century, chiefly in the feminine form zorra. Of unclear origin:

• perhaps from Paleo-Hispanic. If so, it may be related to Spanish perro,
• perhaps from Middle French sor (“yellowish-brown, reddish-brown, sorrel”), or
• perhaps from Basque azeri (“fox”).
• A fourth suggestion, that the term derives from a verb *zorrar from onomatopoeia, is considered "far from convincing" and "unprovable".^[1]

• IPA^(key): /ˈθoro/ [ˈθo.ro] (Spain)
• IPA^(key): /ˈsoro/ [ˈso.ro] (Latin America, Philippines)

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• Rhymes: -oro
• Syllabification: zo‧rro

zorro m (plural zorros, feminine zorra, feminine plural zorras)

1. fox (carnivore)

   Synonym: zorra

2. (Campeche, Quintana Roo, Tabasco, Yucatán) opossum

   Synonyms: zarigüeya, (Mexico) tlacuache

3. skunk

   Synonyms: zorrillo, zorrino, mofeta

4. (by extension, figuratively) fox (sly or cunning person)
5. (Argentina) jack (device used to raise and temporarily support a heavy object)
6. (by extension, figuratively) beacon

zorro (feminine zorra, masculine plural zorros, feminine plural zorras)

1. (figurative) clever, crafty, sly

• “zorro”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024
• Schoenhals, Louise C. (1988) A Spanish - English Glossary of Mexican Flora and Fauna‎^[1], Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, page 599