tont

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tont

/tont/

Where it comes from

Of unclear origin. Compare Italian tonto (“stupid, foolish”), Portuguese tonto (“dizzy, stupid”), Spanish tonto (“stupid, silly”), Sicilian ntontu.

adjective toantă · tonți · toante · tont

masculine, neuter stupid, dumb, silly
masculine, neuter simple-minded

Similar: prost, nătâng, neghiob, tâmpit, idiot

noun tonți · equivalent toantă · tont · tontul · proști · proștii

masculine fool, idiot

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adjective

Similar: prost, nătâng, neghiob, tâmpit, idiot

In English

foolish lacking good sense or judgement; unwise
ninny a silly or foolish person

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@misc{tont_2026,
  title = {tont},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ro/tont},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}