tolete

== Galician == === Etymology === Borrowed from French tolet (“rowlock, oarlock; thole”), from Old Norse þollr, from Proto-Germanic *þullaz (“thole”), from Proto-Indo-European *tul-nó- (“bulge, peg”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /toˈlete̝/ Hyphenation: to‧le‧te === Noun === tolete m (plural toletes) (nautical) thole; rowlock, oarlock ==== Derived terms ==== toleteira === References === “tolete”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026 Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “tolete”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “tolete”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “tolete”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN == Portuguese == === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: to‧le‧te === Noun === tolete m (plural toletes) (nautical) thole (pin serving as the fulcrum of the oars) a sharpened stick used by Native Americans in hunting for alligators (Brazil, vulgar) turd (a piece of excrement) Synonyms: cagalhão, troço === References === “tolete”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 “tolete”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026 “tolete”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN “tolete”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “tolete” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913 == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from French tolet. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /toˈlete/ [t̪oˈle.t̪e] Rhymes: -ete Syllabification: to‧le‧te === Noun === tolete m (plural toletes) (nautical) thole bat; cudgel (Cuba, Dominican Republic, vulgar) penis Synonyms: see Thesaurus:pene (Canary Islands) idiot ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “tolete”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025