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Tollywood¹

  • /ˈtɒ.li.wʊd/ UK
  • /ˈtɑ.li.wʊd/ US

Rhymes with -ɒliwʊd

Where it comes from

Blend of Telugu + Hollywood.

proper noun

  1. informal The Telugu film industry located in Hyderabad, India.
  2. India, informal Nickname for Film Nagar: a district of Hyderabad, India.

Tollywood²

  • /ˈtɒ.li.wʊd/ UK
  • /ˈtɑ.li.wʊd/ US

Rhymes with -ɒliwʊd

Where it comes from

Blend of Tollygunge + Hollywood.

proper noun

  1. informal The Bengali film industry located in Tollygunge, Kolkata, India.

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"Tollywood." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/tollywood. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Tollywood. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/tollywood

Chicago

"Tollywood." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/tollywood.

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@misc{tollywood_2026,
  title = {Tollywood},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/tollywood},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}