turro
Spanish, noun/ˈturo/
turro is spelled T-U-R-R-O (5 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written Spanish, the 57,592nd most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Turro is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “fool” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Montón de algún bien, pero especialmente de dinero”.
What does turro mean in English?
adjective
- 1
slangfoolish
- 2
derogatoryslangmalicious
- 3
unsuitable
- 4
derogatoryinformalnormie
- 5
slangboring
- 6
slangover-adulterated
- 7
slangpoor (in both low quality and inadequate meanings)
- 8
slanghideous
noun
- 1
masculineslangfool
- 2
derogatorymasculineslangmiscreant, fiend
- 3
derogatoryinformalmasculinenormie
noun
- 1
masculineslangboatload
- 2
masculineold shoe
- 3
masculineprostitute
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Tonto. 2. Dicho de una persona: de clase baja. 3. Dicho de una persona: vulgar, inútil y de mala vida. 4. Delincuente.
noun: 1. Montón de algún bien, pero especialmente de dinero. 2. Zapato viejo en mal estado. 3. Prostituta.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of turro
- turra feminine
- turros masculine plural
- turras feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce turro?
- /ˈturo/
- [ˈt̪u.ro]
- [ˈt̪uro]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is turro in Spanish?
turro appears about once in every 2 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).