Standard Lemma guide

Tooro

adj · name · noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • US: /ˈtɔːrəʊ/
  • rhymes with -ɔːrəʊ

1

adj

Meaning 1

Of or pertaining to the Tooro Kingdom, the Tooro people, or their language.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

name

Meaning 2

A Great Lakes Bantu language spoken by the Tooro people.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Rutooro

Antonyms: none provided

3

name

Meaning 3

A subnational kingdom in Uganda, comprised of all of Uganda's Tooro sub-region.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Tooro Kingdom, Kingdom of Tooro

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

A member of the ethnic group of Uganda who speak the Tooro language.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Mutooro

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Borrowed from Tooro Tooro.

Across languages

Translations

4 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Tooro: -a Tooro — of or pertaining to the Tooro Kingdom or the Tooro people
  • Swahili: Kitooro — a Great Lakes Bantu language
  • Tooro: Orutooro — a Great Lakes Bantu language
  • Tooro: Omutooro class 1 — member of the Tooro ethnic group