# tolo
## Amis
### Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *təlu.

### Numeral

tolo
* three

### References

* “Entry #”, in 阿美語中部方言辭典 [Dictionary of the Central Dialect of Amis]‎ (in Chinese), Taiwan: Council of Indigenous Peoples, 2021

## Asturian
### Etymology

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

### Contraction

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

## Chamicuro
### Noun

tolo
* front
* forehead

## Esperanto
### Etymology

From French toile.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈtolo]
* Rhymes: -olo
* Hyphenation: to‧lo

### Noun

tolo (accusative singular tolon, plural toloj, accusative plural tolojn)
* linen cloth

#### Derived terms

* tolaĵo
* tolŝuo

## Galician
### Etymology

Unknown. Perhaps from *tollo, from *toldo, from Vulgar Latin *tollĭtus (“removed”). First attested in 1594.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈtolo/ [ˈt̪o.lʊ]
* Rhymes: -olo
* Hyphenation: to‧lo

### Noun

tolo m (plural tolos, feminine tola, feminine plural tolas)
* madman, crazy
    Synonyms: doudo, louco

### Adjective

tolo (feminine tola, masculine plural tolos, feminine plural tolas)
* mad; insane; crazy
    Synonyms: doudo, louco

#### Related terms

* tolaxe
* tolear
* tolemia

### References

* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “tolo”, in Dicionario 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”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “tolo”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
* ↑ 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
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈtɔlɔ]

### Adjective

tolo (Lontara spelling ᨈᨚᨒᨚ)
* stupid

## Portuguese
### Alternative forms

* tôlo (superseded)

### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈto.lu/
* Rhymes: -olu
* Hyphenation: to‧lo

### Adjective

tolo (feminine tola, masculine plural tolos, feminine plural tolas, comparable, comparative mais tolo, superlative o mais tolo or tolíssimo, diminutive tolinho)
* 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.
* (Brazil, regional) a whiny kid

### Noun

tolo m (plural tolos, feminine tola, feminine plural tolas)
* 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 toloMy ancestors bathed in gold / Take a good look at my skin / It glistens, you fool

#### Derived terms

* tolice

#### Descendants

* → Malay: tolol
** → Indonesian: tolol

## Samoan
### Noun

tolo
* sugar cane

## Uma
### Etymology

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

### Numeral

tolo
* three