Etymology

zorille

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Today it means: Any member of species Ictonyx striatus of small, carnivorous, nocturnal African mammals, resembling a skunk. Full definition →

French zorille ← Spanish zorrillo
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  1. Spanish · derived fromzorrillo
  2. French · derived fromzorille
  3. English todayzorille

From French zorille, from Spanish zorrillo, from zorro (“fox”) + -illo.

Words from the same roots

Spanishzorrillo all →

zorillozorino

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