"Tokoloshe" meaning in Français

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Noun

IPA: \tɔ.kɔ.lɔ.ʃe\
  1. Esprit maléfique lié à l’eau dans la mythologie zouloue.
    Sense id: fr-Tokoloshe-fr-noun-NK5YZg8c Categories (other): Exemples en français
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
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