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See also: tölö

Amis

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Amis cardinal numbers
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    Cardinal : tolo
    Ordinal : sakatolo

Etymology

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From Proto-Austronesian *təlu.

Numeral

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tolo

  1. three

References

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Asturian

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Etymology

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From a contraction of the determiner too (all) + neuter singular article lo (the).

Contraction

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tolo n (masculine tol, feminine tola, masculine plural tolos, feminine plural toles)

  1. all the

Chamicuro

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Noun

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tolo

  1. front
  2. forehead

Esperanto

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Etymology

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From French toile.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈtolo]
  • Rhymes: -olo
  • Hyphenation: to‧lo

Noun

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tolo (accusative singular tolon, plural toloj, accusative plural tolojn)

  1. linen cloth

Derived terms

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Galician

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Etymology

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Unknown. Perhaps from *tollo, from *toldo, from Vulgar Latin *tollĭtus (removed).[1] First attested in 1594.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈtolo/ [ˈt̪o.lʊ]
  • Rhymes: -olo
  • Hyphenation: to‧lo

Noun

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tolo m (plural tolos, feminine tola, feminine plural tolas)

  1. madman, crazy
    Synonyms: doudo, louco

Adjective

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tolo (feminine tola, masculine plural tolos, feminine plural tolas)

  1. mad; insane; crazy
    Synonyms: doudo, louco
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References

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  1. ^ Joan Coromines, José A[ntonio] Pascual (1983–1991) “tullido”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critic Castilian and Hispanic Etymological Dictionary] (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos

Makasar

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Pronunciation

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Adjective

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tolo (Lontara spelling ᨈᨚᨒᨚ)

  1. stupid

Portuguese

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Unknown. Maybe from Latin stolidus (foolish) or tōles (tonsilitis).

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -olu
  • Hyphenation: to‧lo

Adjective

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tolo (feminine tola, masculine plural tolos, feminine plural tolas, comparable, comparative mais tolo, superlative o mais tolo or tolíssimo, diminutive tolinho)

  1. foolish; silly (having or characterised by poor judgement or little intelligence)
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:idiota
    Para/e de ser tolo e começa/ce a pensar.
    Stop being foolish and start thinking.
    Infelizmente, o que fizemos foi extremamente tolo.
    Unfortunately, what we did was extremely foolish.
  2. (Brazil, regional) a whiny kid

Noun

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tolo m (plural tolos, feminine tola, feminine plural tolas)

  1. fool, idiot (foolish person)
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:idiota
    • 2018, “Kanye West da Bahia”, performed by Baco Exu do Blues:
      Meus ancestrais se banhavam com ouro / Olhe bem pra minha pele / Ela reluz, seu tolo
      My ancestors bathed in gold / Take a good look at my skin / It glistens, you fool

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Malay: tolol
    • Indonesian: tolol

Samoan

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Noun

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tolo

  1. sugar cane

Uma

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Etymology

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From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *təlu, from Proto-Austronesian *təlu.

Numeral

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tolo

  1. three