Tooro

See also: tooro, toorõ, and tọọrọ

English

Alternative forms

• Toro

Etymology

Borrowed from Tooro Tooro.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈtɔːrəʊ/
• Rhymes: -ɔːrəʊ

Adjective

Tooro (not comparable)

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

Translations

of or pertaining to the Tooro Kingdom or the Tooro people

• Tooro: -a Tooro

Noun

Tooro (plural Tooros or Tooro)

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

   Synonym: Mutooro

Translations

member of the Tooro ethnic group

• Tooro: Omutooro

Proper noun

Tooro

1. A Great Lakes Bantu language spoken by the Tooro people.

   Synonym: Rutooro

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

   Synonyms: Tooro Kingdom, Kingdom of Tooro

Translations

a Great Lakes Bantu language

• Tooro: Orutooro

Tooro Kingdom — see Tooro Kingdom

See also

• Wiktionary’s coverage of Tooro terms
• (international standards) language code for ttj.
• Ethnologue entry for Tooro, ttj ⁠