"toco" meaning in English

See toco in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: tocos [plural]
Etymology: Shortening. Head templates: {{en-noun}} toco (plural tocos)
  1. Clipping of tocodynamometer. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping Alternative form of: tocodynamometer
    Sense id: en-toco-en-noun-r~IXyaPG
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈtəʊ.kəʊ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈtoʊ.koʊ/ [US]
enPR: tōʹkō [US] Rhymes: -əʊkəʊ 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). Etymology templates: {{der|en|hi|ठोको}} Hindi ठोको (ṭhoko), {{der|en|pra-sau|*𑀞𑁄𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀤𑀺}} Sauraseni Prakrit *𑀞𑁄𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀤𑀺 (*ṭhokkadi), {{der|en|inc-ash|*𑀞𑁄𑀓𑀢𑀺}} Ashokan Prakrit *𑀞𑁄𑀓𑀢𑀺 (*ṭhokati) Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} toco (uncountable)
  1. (obsolete, British slang) Corporal punishment; chastisement; beatings. Tags: British, obsolete, slang, uncountable Synonyms: toko Derived forms: give toco, toco for yam
    Sense id: en-toco-en-noun-j8ND8MYV
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

Forms: tocos [plural]
Etymology: From Tupian. Etymology templates: {{der|en|tup}} Tupian Head templates: {{en-noun}} toco (plural tocos)
  1. a toco toucan
    Sense id: en-toco-en-noun-DdEOo3sN Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 6 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 23 18 59 Disambiguation of Pages with 6 entries: 17 17 6 5 16 1 1 6 9 2 9 0 9 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 13 13 6 6 19 1 1 8 11 2 11 0 11
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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