FromProto-Austronesian*təlu.
tolo
- three
From a contraction of the determinertoo(“all”) + neuter singular articlelo(“the”).
tolo n (masculinetol,femininetola,masculine pluraltolos,feminine pluraltoles)
- allthe
tolo
- front
- forehead
FromFrenchtoile.
tolo (accusative singulartolon,pluraltoloj,accusative pluraltolojn)
- linencloth
Unknown. Perhaps from *tollo, from *toldo, fromVulgar Latin*tollĭtus(“removed”).[1] First attested in 1594.
- IPA(key): /ˈtolo/[ˈt̪o.lʊ]
- Rhymes:-olo
- Hyphenation:to‧lo
tolo m (pluraltolos,femininetola,feminine pluraltolas)
- madman,crazy
- Synonyms:doudo,louco
tolo (femininetola,masculine pluraltolos,feminine pluraltolas)
- mad;insane;crazy
- Synonyms:doudo,louco
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “tolo”, inDicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela:Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández,Ernesto Xosé González Seoane,María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “tolo”, inTesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela:Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “tolo”, inTesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela:Instituto da Lingua Galega,→ISSN
tolo (Lontara spellingᨈᨚᨒᨚ)
- stupid
Unknown. Maybe fromLatinstolidus(“foolish”) ortōles(“tonsilitis”).
- Rhymes:-olu
- Hyphenation:to‧lo
tolo (femininetola,masculine pluraltolos,feminine pluraltolas,comparable,comparativemaistolo,superlativeomaistoloortolíssimo,diminutivetolinho)
- foolish;silly(having or characterised by poorjudgement or littleintelligence)
- Synonyms:seeThesaurus:idiota
Para/e de sertolo e começa/ce a pensar.- Stop beingfoolish and start thinking.
Infelizmente, o que fizemos foi extremamentetolo.- Unfortunately, what we did was extremelyfoolish.
- (Brazil, regional) awhiny kid
tolo m (pluraltolos,femininetola,feminine pluraltolas)
- fool,idiot(foolish person)
- Synonyms:seeThesaurus: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, seutolo- My ancestors bathed in gold / Take a good look at my skin / It glistens, youfool
tolo
- sugar cane
FromProto-Malayo-Polynesian*təlu, fromProto-Austronesian*təlu.
tolo
- three
