Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

zorro

/ˈzoɹ.oʊ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.75 in modern English

Syllables: zor-ro
IPA: /ˈzoɹ.oʊ/

14

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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.

name

A fictional character, a daring and mysterious avenger, created in 1919 by pulp writer Johnston McCulley.

noun

Any daring and mysterious avenger.

Example Sentences

"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."
"[…] he made himself visible at certain crucial and dramatic moments, like a kind of Zorro of the ecodefense movement."
"You are a real Zorro. You ride in, rescue the fair damsel (Maartje), start massive fires and vanish — until the next perceived injustice."

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish zorro.

Origin

Source language: Spanish

Word Breakdown

Root: zorro

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈzoɹ.oʊ/

Inflected Forms

zorros (plural)

Phrases

Azara's zorro colpeo zorro common zorro crab-eating zorro Darwin's zorro gray zorro grey zorro hoary zorro

Synonyms

raposa South American fox

Rhymes With

moro dimauro tomorrow borrow sorrow morrow chamorro overmorrow

Questions

How do you pronounce zorro?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈzoɹ.oʊ/.
What does zorro mean?: 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.
Where does zorro come from?: It is traced to Spanish.

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