zuro

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Spanish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Catalan suro (cork) or Aragonese zuro (cork), from Latin sūber.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (Spain) /ˈθuɾo/ [ˈθu.ɾo]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /ˈsuɾo/ [ˈsu.ɾo]
  • Rhymes: -uɾo
  • Syllabification: zu‧ro

Noun

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zuro m (plural zuros)

  1. (Spain) corncob
    Synonyms: (Mexico and Central America) olote, (North-Western Argentina, Bolivia and Chile) coronta, (Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay) marlo, (Cuba, Puerto Rico and Venezuela) tusa

Further reading

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