tokoloshe

British

/ -ˈlɒʃɪ, ˌtɒkɒˈlɒʃ /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of tokoloshe

from Xhosa uthikoloshe

Example Sentences

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She keeps an ugly statue at her gate: a tokoloshe, or evil spirit in the local traditional belief, installed by a witch doctor to ward off superstitious rhino poachers.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 2, 2017

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