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toshao

/ˈtɒʃaʊ/

toshao noun: the elected leader or head of an Indigenous Amerindian community in Guyana, responsible for representing the village and managing its affairs, particularly in dealings with the government.

Noun

toshao (plural toshaos)

  1. (Guyana, historical) The elected leader or head of an Indigenous Amerindian community in Guyana, responsible for representing the village and managing its affairs, particularly in dealings with the government.
    • Membership representation on the board has recently been changed to include 16 community leaders, one other elected community member from each village, a youth group leader, the toshao (village leader) for Annai District, an elder and one woman leader.2006, Sharon Ousman, Duncan Macqueen, Grace Roberts, Stronger by Association: Lessons from Guyana's Forest-based Associations (IIED small and medium forest enterprise series; 16), International...
    • toshao – elected tribal leader of an Amerindian village or community (miscellaneous references)2022, Ulrike Schröder, Milene Mendes de Oliveira, Adriana Maria Tenut, editors, Metaphorical Conceptualizations: (Inter)Cultural Perspectives (Applications of Cognitive Linguistics; 45), illustrated...

Forms of toshao

pluraltoshaos
alternative formtoshau

Origin of toshao

From Guyanese Amerindian languages, possibly influenced by Portuguese tuxaua, meaning "village chief."

Questions about toshao

What does toshao mean?
Toshao means the elected leader or head of an Indigenous Amerindian community in Guyana, responsible for representing the village and managing its affairs, particularly in dealings with the government.
What part of speech is toshao?
Toshao is a noun.
How do you pronounce toshao?
Toshao is pronounced /ˈtɒʃaʊ/.
What is the plural of toshao?
The plural of toshao is toshaos.

Words near toshao in the dictionary

  1. toshach
  2. toshachs
  3. toshake
  4. toshakhana
  5. toshakhanas
  6. toshao
  7. toshaos
  8. toshau
  9. toshaus
  10. toshear
  11. toshed

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