English Explanatory Dictionary

tonto

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Synonym of idiot: someone who is foolish or stupid.
adj
  1. Synonym of crazy.
noun
  1. a traditional Ugandan fermented beverage made from bananas
name
  1. The Native American sidekick of the Lone Ranger.
  2. A member of the Tonto Apaches.
noun
  1. A sidekick.
  2. A Native American who accepts a subservient position to a white person.

Pronunciation

En-au-tonto.ogg

Word forms

tonto tontos more tonto most tonto

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish tonto (“stupid, foolish; idiot, fool”), of uncertain etymology. Originally in US use but now chiefly British. Cf. earlier Tonto, with which it is sometimes confused.

Synonyms

idiot crazy
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