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toro¹

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Japanese 灯籠 (tōrō).

noun toros · toro

  1. A traditional Japanese lantern.

toro²

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Māori toro.

noun

  1. Myrsine salicina, a species of shrub or small tree native to New Zealand.

toro³

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Japanese トロ (toro).

noun

  1. uncountable The fatty meat of tuna served as sushi or sashimi.

Toro⁴

proper noun

  1. US, slang Oldsmobile Toronado

Toro⁵

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Spanish Toro.

proper noun

  1. 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.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: morn, futa, toru, fire balloon, storm lantern, rokkaku, dotaku, luminaria, tansu, parol, bunraku, danjiri, tiki torch, kinara, irori, okimono

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"toro." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/toro. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

toro. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/toro

Chicago

"toro." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/toro.

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@misc{toro_2026,
  title = {toro},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/toro},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}