How to Say "Bull" in Romanian

taur

masculine

The English word bull translates to Romanian as taur.

The word taur is a masculine noun used to describe an uncastrated adult male bovine.

Meaning: uncastrated adult male bovine (noun)

Which one should you use?

While taur specifically refers to an uncastrated male bovine, the word bou refers to an ox, which is a castrated male bovine.

The word taur follows standard masculine noun declension. For example, the genitive/dative singular form is taurului and the plural form is tauri.

While taur is the biological term, the word bou is frequently used in idioms to describe someone who is slow or lacks intelligence, whereas taur is rarely used as a personal insult.
In Romanian, if you want to describe a person as being incredibly strong or robust, you might use the word taur as an adjective or metaphor.
The Romanian word taur is inherited from the Latin 'taurus', which traces back to the Proto-Indo-European root '*táwros'.

Este un taur sau un bou?
Is that a bull or an ox?
This sentence is useful for asking whether an animal is a taur or a bou.
Tatoeba #11657518 by carlosalberto, translation #11657529 by carlosalberto
Taurul este un animal puternic.
The bull is a strong animal.
This sentence is useful for describing the strength of a taur.
Tatoeba #11664434 by carlosalberto, translation #11664432 by carlosalberto
Este un taur.
It's a bull.
This sentence is useful for identifying that an animal is a taur.
Tatoeba #8825533 by maaster, translation #8825923 by danepo
Vânzătorul mi-a arătat un boi magnific la târgul de animale.
The seller showed me a magnificent bull at the animal fair.
Am văzut un bou mare la ferma vecinilor.
I saw a big bull at the neighbors' farm.

Andreea and Stefan are visiting a farm.

Sources

Wiktionary, “bull” translations and entries taur, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
Word origins: Wiktionary entries taur, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.

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