tora tora tora

[aggiela]

I was watching this film on t.v today but never cought what 'tora' meant, can anybody help?

Thanks to all in advance.

[Ethel]

Could it be Spanish for 'bull'?

[sir.prize]

"Tora! Tora! Tora!", named after the code words use by the lead Japanese pilot to indicate they had surprised the Americans, covers the days leading up to the attack on Pearl Harbor, which plunged America into the Second World War.

[lolla2_uk]

I think the word tora actually means Tiger in Japanese

[gammaray]

sir. you forgot to credit imdb for your answer!!

[M.I.K.]

It does mean tiger in Japanese. There's a Japanese cartoon called Ushio and Tora about a boy with a magic staff and a tiger demon thing.