adj
Meaning 1
Synonym of crazy.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: offensive, possibly, slang
Examples
- Oi, bruv. He's gone full tonto.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: crazy
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
tonto
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Pronunciation
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name
Meaning 2
The Native American sidekick of the Lone Ranger.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: fiction, literature, media, publishing
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name
Meaning 3
A member of the Tonto Apaches.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 4
Synonym of idiot: someone who is foolish or stupid.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: slang
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Synonyms: idiot
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 5
a traditional Ugandan fermented beverage made from bananas
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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noun
Meaning 6
A sidekick.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 7
A Native American who accepts a subservient position to a white person.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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History
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.
From Spanish tonto (“fool, idiot”), the Spanish name for the tribe, a calque of Western Apache kounʼnde (“wild rough people”). The fictional character (described as Comanche or Potawatomi) either from Potawatomi or named after Tonto Basin, Arizona.
Across languages
Translations
3 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Western Apache: Dilzhę́’é — Tonto Apache
- Chiricahua: Bíniʼ Ádinii — Tonto Apache
- Navajo: Dilzhíʼí dineʼé — Tonto Apache