toro

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noun

A traditional Japanese lantern.

OriginJapanese 灯籠 →
Less commonScrabble 4
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Meanings

toro1

nountoro (plural toros or toro)

plural toros

  1. A traditional Japanese lantern.

toro2

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

toro3

nountoro (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe fatty meat of tuna served as sushi or sashimi.

Toro4

proper noun
  1. USslangOldsmobile Toronado

Toro5

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.

    2025 June 17, Nicole Stock, “Why Is Everybody ‘Crashing Out’?”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 18 Jun 2025

Origin

toro · noun

  1. Japanese灯籠
  2. Englishtoro

Borrowed from Japanese 灯籠 (tōrō).

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toro · noun

  1. Māoritoro
  2. Englishtoro

Borrowed from Māori toro.

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toro · noun

  1. Japaneseトロ
  2. Englishtoro

Borrowed from Japanese トロ (toro).

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Toro · proper noun

  1. SpanishToro
  2. SpanishToro
  3. EnglishToro

Borrowed from Spanish Toro.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

toro. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/toro

MLA

“toro.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/toro. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “toro,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/toro.

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