turó

See also: Turo, turo, túró, turò, and tűrő

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Northern) [tuˈɾu]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic, Central, Valencia, Northwestern) [tuˈɾo]

• Audio (Valencia):

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Etymology 1

Probably from a pre-Roman root *tur +‎ -ōne.

Noun

turó m (plural turons)

1. hill (elevated location)

   Synonyms: muntijol, puig, tossal

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Spanish turón.

Noun

turó m (plural turons)

1. ferret; polecat; weasel

   Synonym: fura

Derived terms

• turó marbrat

Further reading

• “turó”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
• “turó”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026
• “turó” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “turó”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan)