Oto

¹

or O·toe

[ oh-toh ]

noun

, plural O·tos, (especially collectively) O·to.

1. a member of a Siouan-speaking tribe of North American Indians who formerly inhabited the lower Missouri River basin and now live in Oklahoma.

oto-

²

1. a combining form meaning “ear,” used in the formation of compound words:

   otology.

oto-

combining_form

1. indicating the ear

   otitis

   otolith

Word History and Origins

Origin of Oto¹

< Greek ōto-, combining form of oûs ear ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of Oto¹

from Greek ous, ōt- ear

Example Sentences

Fort Calhoun traces its roots to a meeting between explorers Meriwether Lewis and William Clark and the Oto and Missouri tribes in August 1804 — 63 years before Nebraska became a state.

From Seattle Times

The film adds the wrinkle that the voice on the cassette with which Kafuku runs lines belongs to his wife, Oto.

From Los Angeles Times

We rehearsed several scenes that weren’t in the script, to focus on my character’s relationship with Oto.

From Los Angeles Times

The couple had a young daughter who died some years before, and when Oto dies suddenly, she leaves Yusuke paralyzed with grief.

From New York Times

We learn, from the film’s first act, that Oto has died, and that she had betrayed her husband before that.

From Washington Post