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toro

toro

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A large male farm animal used in Spanish bullfighting
  • noun
  • /ˈtɔroʊ/
: toro
  • The disorderly show of strength seen in the toros provides a contrast to the orderly progression of San Francisco and his entourage.
  • toro, meaning bull

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Examples

  • That toro looks good.

    Fiction book (2000)

  • When they returned to the plaza for the dance, they were accompanied by men dressed as bulls (toros).

    Academic text (1994)

  • I wish every animal we eat would have a great life like the toro bravo. Your meat is from an animal that probably.

    Blog text (28)

  • The toros tried to charge at people and mount young women.

    Academic text (1994)

  • The toros are not totally wild because they can be domesticated.

    Academic text (1994)

  • It seems obvious that this toro is taking longer than the torero thought it would.

    Blog text (28)

  • The toros, diablos, and other costumed participants remained outside and danced.

    Academic text (1994)

  • (One of the first things localities did with their fiestas after the death of the dictatorship was bring back their local forms of los toros).

    Academic text (1991)

  • Some cities in the cycle offer bull games or spectacles that are usually identified only with their own culture or region (for example, Valencia's toro embalado, Bilbao's sokamuturra, Pamplona's encierros).

    Academic text (1991)

  • In the arena, the matador faced the powerful toro with a steady gaze, ready for the confrontation.

Surface Forms

toro singular
toros plural

Etymology

Toro comes from the old Latin word taurus, which means 'bull', and the same root appears in the zodiac sign Taurus. So toro today means a bull, especially the bulls used in Spanish bullfighting.