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zorro¹
- /ˈzoɹ.oʊ/ US
- /ˈsoɹ.oʊ/ US
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Spanish zorro.
noun zorros
-
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.
Similar: raposa, South American fox
Zorro²
- /ˈzoɹoʊ/ Canada, US
- /ˈzɑɹoʊ/ New York City, Philadelphia
Rhymes with -ɒɹəʊ
Where it comes from
From Spanish zorro (“fox”).
proper noun
- A fictional character, a daring and mysterious avenger, created in 1919 by pulp writer Johnston McCulley.
noun Zorros
- 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.
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Talk about this word "zorro." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/zorro. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. zorro. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/zorro "zorro." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/zorro.Cite this
@misc{zorro_2026,
title = {zorro},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/zorro},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
