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10 Language-to-English Dictionarieszorro
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /ˈso.ro/
"El zorro se escondió detrás de los arbustos."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A carnivorous mammal of the dog family with a pointed muzzle and bushy tail, proverbial for its cunning.
"A red fox trotted across the snowy field in search of prey." - 2
A cunning or sly person.
"He proved to be an old fox during the difficult business negotiations."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word comes from Old English 'fox', of Germanic origin; related to Dutch 'vos' and German 'Fuchs', ultimately derived from a Proto-Indo-European root meaning 'tail'. Historically, the term has also been used metaphorically since the 16th century to describe a cunning or sly person.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Fox" is said worldwide
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renard
Transliteration: /ʁə.naʁ/
"Le renard court rapidement à travers les bois."
Fuchs
Transliteration: /fʊks/
"Der Fuchs schleicht sich leise an."
volpe
Transliteration: /ˈvol.pe/
"La volpe è un animale molto astuto."
zorro
Transliteration: /ˈso.ro/
"El zorro se escondió detrás de los arbustos."
raposa
Transliteration: /ʁaˈpo.zɐ/
"A raposa caça à noite."
लोमड़ी
Transliteration: lomdi
"लोमड़ी बहुत चालाक जानवर है।"
狐狸
Transliteration: húli
"一只狐狸在树林里跑过。"
여우
Transliteration: yeou
"여우는 영리한 동물로 알려져 있다."
狐
Transliteration: kitsune
"森の中で一匹の狐を見かけました。"
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