Torres
proper nouncommon in dialogue
A topographic surname from the Romance languages, equivalent to English Towers of Spanish and Portuguese origin.
proper noun
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A topographic surname from the Romance languages, equivalent to English Towers of Spanish and Portuguese origin.
Ryan Kohnke attended the parade with his two daughters to see his 11-year-old niece Jessalyn Torres dance. But Kohnke compared what he saw to his days of combat service in Iraq, calling it “a war zone.”
Etymology
From Romance Torres (Portuguese Torres and Spanish Torres); from torres ("towers"; Portuguese torres and Spanish torres); indicating someone who lived in or near a tower. From Latin turris.
Torres · A topographic surname from the Romance languages, equivalent to English Towers of Spanish and Portuguese origin.
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