toro

Prized tuna belly

Toro is the Spanish word for bull, used in English primarily in contexts involving bullfighting or Spanish culture: The toro charged into the ring.

In Japanese cuisine, toro refers to the fatty belly portion of tuna, prized in sushi for its rich, buttery texture: I'll have the toro nigiri.

bovine

bull

Steer before castration

  • cattleDomesticated bovines kept commercially
  • hornsBony animal projections
  • hoovesUngulate foot coverings

bovine · livestock · herd · steer · pasture · grazing · breeding · ranch · bravo · casta

corrida

matador

Bullfight's fatal sword wielder

banderillero · espada · traje de luces · ole · pasodoble · suerte · aficionado · bravura · quite

sushi

fatty tuna

Marbled belly sashimi

omakase · belly · marbled · sushi · wasabi · nori · premium · delicacy · yellowfin · kama

Taurus

zodiac

Celestial belt of signs

earth sign · fixed sign · Venus · April · May · stubborn · reliable · patient · practical · sensual

Spanish

español

The Castilian language

bravo

Categories
Opposites
sushi luxury/price

torocanned tuna

Preserved ocean fish

cucumber roll · tamago · natto

sex/gender in cattle

torocow

Female bovine

heifer

aggression/temperament in animals

torolamb

Juvenile sheep

sheep · dove · paloma

Phrases
Family

torero, toreador

Familiarity
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Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G