toldo
Spanish, noun
toldo is spelled T-O-L-D-O (5 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written Spanish, the 43,425th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Toldo is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “awning, (loosely) canopy” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a first-person singular present indicative of toldar. With an accent, toldó is a different word: “third-person singular preterite indicative of toldar”. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Cubierta de tela que se tiende para hacer sombra”.
What does toldo mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineawning, (loosely) canopy
- 2
masculinelean-to, wigwam (a simple structure made by indigenous people as housing)
- 3
masculinetarp; tarpaulin
verb
- 1
first-person singular present indicative of toldar
verb
- 1
third-person singular preterite indicative of toldar
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Cubierta de tela que se tiende para hacer sombra. 2. Choza primitiva de estacas, ramas, tótoras y pieles de animales.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of toldo
- toldos plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to toldo
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is toldo in Spanish?
toldo appears about once in every 1 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).