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Zorro

//ˈzoɹ.ɹoʊ// name, noun

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A fictional character, a daring and mysterious avenger, created in 1919 by pulp writer Johnston McCulley.
Noun
  1. 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.
  2. 2
    Any daring and mysterious avenger.

    "I told her about the Z found etched in Hector Peña's blood and my theory that the killer may indeed picture himself or herself as some kind of avenger, a modern-day Zorro with a twist."

Etymology

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Spanish zorro.

Etymology 2

From Spanish zorro (“fox”).

Etymology 3

From Spanish zorro (“fox”).

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