rorro

Spanish

Etymology

From the expressive interjection ro, used to lull children to sleep.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈroro/ [ˈro.ro]
• Rhymes: -oro
• Syllabification: ro‧rro

Noun

rorro m (plural rorros)

1. little kid; whippersnapper

Further reading

• “rorro”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10