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Toro

Toro

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A Spanish family name
  • proper noun
  • /ˈtɔroʊ/
translation icon : Toro
  • That sign says "El Toro."
  • del Toro
  • Alvarez del Toro

It was risky, but it worked and it became Benicio Del Toro's breakout role.

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Etymology

Toro is a Spanish family name that comes from the word for 'bull', from the Latin taurus, the same root as the star sign Taurus. A helpful way to remember the surname Toro is to imagine an ancestor nicknamed 'bull' for being strong or brave, which is why the family kept that name.