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English word origin

Etymology of Zorro

From Spanish zorro (“fox”).

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Unnumbered source etymology

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noun

Any daring and mysterious avenger.

name

A fictional character, a daring and mysterious avenger, created in 1919 by pulp writer Johnston McCulley.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

From Spanish zorro (“fox”).

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