Toro

See also: Törö, törö, toro, toró, Toró, tōrō, törő, and tọrọ

English

Etymology 1

Proper noun

Toro

1. (US, slang) Oldsmobile Toronado

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Spanish Toro.

Proper noun

Toro

1. A surname from Spanish.
   • 2025 June 17, Nicole Stock, “Why Is Everybody ‘Crashing Out’?”, in The New York Times‎^[1], archived from the original on 18 June 2025:

     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.

Anagrams

• Root, Toor, root, roto, roto-, troo

Esperanto

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian Тор (Tor).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtoro/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -oro
• Syllabification: To‧ro

Proper noun

Toro (accusative Toron)

1. Thor

Further reading

• “Toro”, in Plena Ilustrita Vortaro de Esperanto [Complete Illustrated Dictionary of Esperanto], 2020, →ISBN

Finnish

Etymology

In eastern Finland, a variant of Toroi (from Karelian/Russian); in western Finland, from Scandinavian names with Old Norse Þórr.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtoro/, [ˈt̪o̞ro̞]
• Rhymes: -oro
• Syllabification^(key): To‧ro
• Hyphenation^(key): To‧ro

Proper noun

Toro

1. a Finnish surname

Declension

Inflection of Toro (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		Toro	Torot
genitive		Toron	Torojen
partitive		Toroa	Toroja
illative		Toroon	Toroihin
		singular	plural
nominative		Toro	Torot
accusative	nom.	Toro	Torot
	gen.	Toron
genitive		Toron	Torojen
partitive		Toroa	Toroja
inessive		Torossa	Toroissa
elative		Torosta	Toroista
illative		Toroon	Toroihin
adessive		Torolla	Toroilla
ablative		Torolta	Toroilta
allative		Torolle	Toroille
essive		Torona	Toroina
translative		Toroksi	Toroiksi
abessive		Torotta	Toroitta
instructive		—	Toroin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Toro (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Toroni Toroni accusative nom. Toroni Toroni gen. Toroni genitive Toroni Torojeni partitive Toroani Torojani inessive Torossani Toroissani elative Torostani Toroistani illative Torooni Toroihini adessive Torollani Toroillani ablative Toroltani Toroiltani allative Torolleni Toroilleni essive Toronani Toroinani translative Torokseni Toroikseni abessive Torottani Toroittani instructive — — comitative — Toroineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Torosi Torosi accusative nom. Torosi Torosi gen. Torosi genitive Torosi Torojesi partitive Toroasi Torojasi inessive Torossasi Toroissasi elative Torostasi Toroistasi illative Toroosi Toroihisi adessive Torollasi Toroillasi ablative Toroltasi Toroiltasi allative Torollesi Toroillesi essive Toronasi Toroinasi translative Toroksesi Toroiksesi abessive Torottasi Toroittasi instructive — — comitative — Toroinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Toromme Toromme accusative nom. Toromme Toromme gen. Toromme genitive Toromme Torojemme partitive Toroamme Torojamme inessive Torossamme Toroissamme elative Torostamme Toroistamme illative Toroomme Toroihimme adessive Torollamme Toroillamme ablative Toroltamme Toroiltamme allative Torollemme Toroillemme essive Toronamme Toroinamme translative Toroksemme Toroiksemme abessive Torottamme Toroittamme instructive — — comitative — Toroinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Toronne Toronne accusative nom. Toronne Toronne gen. Toronne genitive Toronne Torojenne partitive Toroanne Torojanne inessive Torossanne Toroissanne elative Torostanne Toroistanne illative Toroonne Toroihinne adessive Torollanne Toroillanne ablative Toroltanne Toroiltanne allative Torollenne Toroillenne essive Toronanne Toroinanne translative Toroksenne Toroiksenne abessive Torottanne Toroittanne instructive — — comitative — Toroinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative Toronsa Toronsa accusative nom. Toronsa Toronsa gen. Toronsa genitive Toronsa Torojensa partitive Toroaan Toroansa Torojaan Torojansa inessive Torossaan Torossansa Toroissaan Toroissansa elative Torostaan Torostansa Toroistaan Toroistansa illative Toroonsa Toroihinsa adessive Torollaan Torollansa Toroillaan Toroillansa ablative Toroltaan Toroltansa Toroiltaan Toroiltansa allative Torolleen Torollensa Toroilleen Toroillensa essive Toronaan Toronansa Toroinaan Toroinansa translative Torokseen Toroksensa Toroikseen Toroiksensa abessive Torottaan Torottansa Toroittaan Toroittansa instructive — — comitative — Toroineen Toroinensa

Statistics

• The surname Toro belongs to 113 individuals, according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

Italian

mappa della costellazione del Toro — map of the Taurus constellation

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɔ.ro/
• Rhymes: -ɔro
• Hyphenation: Tò‧ro

Proper noun

Toro m

2. (astronomy) Taurus (constellation of the Zodiac)
4. (astrology) Taurus (Zodiac sign)

Noun

Toro m or f (invariable)

1. (astrology) one born under the Taurus zodiac sign

Further reading

• Toro in Collins Italian-English Dictionary
• “toro¹”, in Vocabolario Treccani on line (in Italian), Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana, 2026

Anagrams

• orto, orto-, roto, rotò

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtoɾo/ [ˈt̪o.ɾo]

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -oɾo
• Syllabification: To‧ro

Proper noun

Toro m

1. a river in Costa Rica and Panama

Derived terms

• Bocas del Toro