taureau

See also: Taureau

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French torel, a derivation of tor, taur, from Latin taurus, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *táwros.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tɔ.ʁo/, /to.ʁo/

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Noun

taureau m (plural taureaux)

1. bull
2. Taurus

Derived terms

• bander comme un taureau
• prendre le taureau par les cornes

Related terms

• tauromachie

See also

• bœuf
• vache

Further reading

• “taureau”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.