tota

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noun

A kind of monkey, the grivet or waag.

OriginAmharic ጦጣ →
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Meanings

nountota (plural totas)

plural totas

  1. A kind of monkey, the grivet or waag.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
waag

Origin

  1. Amharicጦጣ“monkey, ape”
  2. Englishtota

From a native word for it, perhaps Amharic ጦጣ (ṭoṭa, “monkey, ape”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

AttoTatoottatoat
Cite this entry
APA

tota. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tota

MLA

“tota.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tota. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tota,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tota.

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