tokoloshe

tokoloshi

/ (ˌtɒkɒˈlɒʃ, -ˈlɒʃɪ) /


noun
  1. (in Bantu folklore) a malevolent mythical manlike animal of short stature: Also called: tikoloshe

Origin of tokoloshe

1
from Xhosa uthikoloshe

Words Nearby tokoloshe

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