toiru

Fala

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese touro, from Latin taurus, from Proto-Indo-European *táwros, related to Proto-Semitic *ṯawr- (“bull, ox”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtoi̯ɾu/
  • Rhymes: -oi̯ɾu
  • Syllabification: toi‧ru

Noun

toiru m (plural toirus)

  1. bull

References

  • Valeš, Miroslav (2021), Diccionariu de A Fala: lagarteiru, mañegu, valverdeñu (web)‎[1], 2nd edition, Minde, Portugal: CIDLeS, published 2022, →ISBN
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