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Tonto

1 American  
[tahn-toh] / ˈtɑn toʊ /

noun

plural

Tontos
  1. a federally recognized tribe of Apache people of Arizona.

  2. the Apache language of a federally recognized tribe of Arizona.


tonto 2 American  
[tahn-toh] / ˈtɑn toʊ /

noun

plural

tontos
  1. a foolish or silly person.


adjective

  1. British. foolish; strange; crazy.

Example Sentences

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Van der Werf said that she was denied entry at the Tonto National Monument, Saguaro National Park and Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument in Arizona, according to the lawsuit.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 20, 2024

Oak Flat sits on the edge of the Tonto National Forest property, where Resolution is proposing the project.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 28, 2023

Terry Rambler, chairman of the San Carlos Apache, said he had been calling Mr. Biden and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, whose agency oversees the Tonto National Forest where the proposed mining site sits.

From New York Times • Dec. 27, 2021

Harry Smith, you probably know him as Tonto in "Lone Ranger" series, he lived in Los Angeles.

From Salon • Jul. 28, 2021

When The Lone Ranger came to television, she would watch it just to see Jay Silverheels, the actor who played Tonto.

From "Bad Boy" by Walter Dean Myers