Toro

name, noun, slang

name, noun, slang ·2 syllables ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A traditional Japanese lantern.
  2. 2
    Rapanea salicina, a species of shrub or small tree native to New Zealand.
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    Oldsmobile Toronado US, slang
  2. 2
    A surname from Spanish.

    "Alejandra Toro was struggling. Everything was going wrong at the same time, she was overwhelmed and she felt as if she was about to have a meltdown. She was crashing out."

Synonyms

All synonyms
kingdom of tooromutoororutoorotooro kingdom

Example

More examples

"Actor Benicio Del Toro is reported to have a lucky ring."

Etymology

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Japanese 灯籠.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Māori.

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Spanish Toro.

Related phrases

new zealandoldsmobile toronado

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