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Tiro is a term used in several languages and contexts, generally linked to shooting, throwing, or training, and it also appears as a place name. In Italian, tiro denotes the act of shooting or the shooting range, as in tiro al bersaglio and tiro a segno. It can also carry a historical sense of training or apprenticeship, a usage that survives in forms such as tirocinio, the word for internship or a training period. In Spanish and Portuguese, tiro likewise means a shot or firing; it can also refer to a throw, as in a sports throw or a firearm discharge. In idiomatic use, tiro can indicate an attempt or a chance, depending on dialect.

In Latin, tiro referred to a recruit or novice, a sense that contributed to later notions of

Geographically, Tiro is used as a place name for several locations in the Americas and other regions,

training
in
Romance
languages.
The
root
meaning
of
trainee
or
training
informs
related
words
in
several
languages.
including
at
least
one
village
in
the
United
States,
among
other
locales.
The
word
thus
functions
as
both
a
common
noun
in
everyday
language
and
a
proper
noun
in
toponymy.