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toco

noun
/ˈtəʊ.kəʊ/UK/ˈtoʊ.koʊ/US

Etymology

From Hindi ठोको (ṭhoko), second-person plural imperative form of ठोकना (ṭhoknā, “to strike, hit, beat”), from Sauraseni Prakrit *𑀞𑁄𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀤𑀺 (*ṭhokkadi), from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀞𑁄𑀓𑀢𑀺 (*ṭhokati).

  1. derived from *𑀞𑁄𑀓𑀢𑀺✻
  2. derived from *𑀞𑁄𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀤𑀺✻
  3. derived from ठोको

Definitions

  1. Clipping of tocodynamometer.

  2. Corporal punishment

    Corporal punishment; chastisement; beatings.

    • Yum-Yum: But as I'm engaged to Ko-Ko, / To embrace you thus, con fuoco, / Would distinctly be no gioco, / And for yam I should get toco— Both: Toco, toco, toco, toco.

  3. Synonym of toco toucan

    • The Toco Toucan is surely among the most striking of the toucans, with its black-and-white body and enormous yellow-orange bill. [...] Tocos make loud rattling or clacking sounds with their bills.
    • Diabetes mellitus has been reported in tocos (R. toco) and keel-billed toucans.

The neighborhood

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No curated loop yet for toco. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA