Tonto

== English == === Etymology === From Spanish tonto (“fool, idiot”), the Spanish name for the tribe, a calque of Western Apache kounʼnde (“wild rough people”). The fictional character (described as Comanche or Potawatomi) either from Potawatomi or named after Tonto Basin, Arizona. === Proper noun === Tonto (fiction) The Native American sidekick of the Lone Ranger. A member of the Tonto Apaches. ==== Translations ==== === Noun === Tonto (plural Tontos) A sidekick. A Native American who accepts a subservient position to a white person. === Further reading === Tonto (Lone Ranger character) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Tonto Apache on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Anagrams === Toton