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Tolu

To-lu′

,
Noun.
A fragrant balsam said to have been first brought from Santiago de Tolu, in New Granada. See
Balsam of Tolu
, under
Balsam
.
Tolu tree
(Bot.)
,
a large tree (
Myroxylon toluiferum
), the wood of which is red in the center, and has an aromatic rose odor. It affords the balsam called tolu.

Definition 2025

tolu

tolu

See also: ťölü

English

Noun

tolu ‎(countable and uncountable, plural tolus)

  1. The resinous secretion of Myroxylon balsamum, used in cough syrups and perfumery.

Derived terms

Crimean Tatar

Adjective

tolu

  1. full up

Declension

Adverb

tolu

  1. An indefinite large number of, many

Fijian

Etymology

From Proto-Oceanic *tolu, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *təlu, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *təlu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *təlu, from Proto-Austronesian *təlu.

Numeral

tolu

  1. (cardinal) three

Niuatoputapu

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *tolu, from Proto-Oceanic *tolu, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *təlu, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *təlu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *təlu, from Proto-Austronesian *təlu.

Numeral

tolu

  1. three

Samoan

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *tolu, from Proto-Oceanic *tolu, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *təlu, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *təlu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *təlu, from Proto-Austronesian *təlu.

Numeral

tolu

  1. (cardinal) three

Tetum

Etymology

From Proto-Central Malayo-Polynesian *təlu, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *təlu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *təlu, from Proto-Austronesian *təlu.

Numeral

tolu

  1. (cardinal) three

Tongan

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *tolu, from Proto-Oceanic *tolu, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *təlu, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *təlu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *təlu, from Proto-Austronesian *təlu.

Numeral

tolu

  1. (cardinal) three

Tuvaluan

Tuvaluan cardinal numbers
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    Cardinal : tolu

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *tolu, from Proto-Oceanic *tolu, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *təlu, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *təlu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *təlu, from Proto-Austronesian *təlu.

Numeral

tolu

  1. (cardinal) three

Wallisian

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *tolu, from Proto-Oceanic *tolu, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *təlu, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *təlu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *təlu, from Proto-Austronesian *təlu.

Numeral

tolu

  1. (cardinal) three

Etymology

From Spanish Tolú ‎(“town in Colombia where the tree is found”), from Tolúes ‎(“name of a pre-Columbian people of the area”)

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