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