tolo
Portuguese, noun/ˈto.lu/
tolo is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “fool, idiot (foolish person)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “templo circular”.
What does tolo mean in English?
adjective
- 1
foolish; silly (having or characterised by poor judgement or little intelligence)
Para/e de ser tolo e começa/ce a pensar.
- 2
Brazila whiny kid
noun
- 1
masculinefool, idiot (foolish person)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. sem inteligência ou sem juízo 2. ingênuo, simplório 3. tonto, idiota, pateta, bobo
noun: 1. templo circular 2. sem inteligência ou sem juízo 3. ingênuo, simplório 4. tonto, parvo, idiota, pateta, bobo
noun: 1. lamaçal, lodo
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of tolo
- tola feminine
- tolos masculine plural
- tolas feminine plural
- mais tolo comparative
- o mais tolo superlative
- tolíssimo superlative
- tolinho diminutive
- tôlo alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce tolo?
- Brazil /ˈto.lu/
- Portugal /ˈto.lu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to tolo
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is tolo in Portuguese?
tolo appears 2.9 times per million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).