2007-06-21 20:55:52 · 21 answers · asked by mcnugget 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
Why would she call me that?
2007-06-21 21:00:42 · update #1
Spanish for "fool". Sorry.
2007-06-21 20:58:59 · answer #1 · answered by jackeenjim 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋
In Portuguese that means 'silly'.
It isn't very offensive to say 'tonto', but it all depends on the context of the conversation.
It can mean 'dizzy' too, but if she called you that, it means she was calling you 'silly'.
If she is Portuguese, she meant it well, most of the times, 'tonto' is used in a caring way.
2007-06-26 17:18:58 · answer #2 · answered by . 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In Spanish "tonto" means fool or stupid, but don't worry, maybe it refers to the Lone Ranger companion...
2007-06-22 10:52:19 · answer #3 · answered by Roberto A 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Tonto was the Lone Ranger's trusty Native American sidekick.
The Lone Ranger was a goody-goody cowboy type, going around helping the needy and oppressed and all that stuff, in an old American TV programme. Hi ho Silver, and all that.
So you can be a Spanish fool or a trusty sidekick. You decide.
2007-06-22 04:04:25 · answer #4 · answered by Mad Professor 4 · 2⤊ 2⤋
it depends on the sentence, guy!
tonto can mean dumb, fool... r just a person that it out of this word for any reason , example u can be "tonto" of love... "tonto" of studying... it means u did something excessivly thats why u got "tonto"...
2007-06-22 04:14:49 · answer #5 · answered by Suzye 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Wasn't Tonto the Lone Ranger's Indian pal? The name probably means pal or friend.
2007-06-22 04:00:21 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
'Tonto' means silly in Spanish and 'tonterias' means nonsense. It was chosen as a name for Lone Ranger's companion by the white American inventors of LR to denigrate the N. American Indians - a racist slur - suggesting that they are stupid and silly.
Someone is trying to do likewise to you.
2007-06-22 04:07:16 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Well, maybe he thinks that, since you don't understand, you are a tonto
2007-06-22 08:53:43 · answer #8 · answered by Dios es amor 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
"Tonto" may be portuguese or spanish!
It is a sweet way to call you're a mild-idiot, or you're crazy and funny!
This person may like you or not, it depends the way how this person call you!
Ok!?
2007-06-22 16:33:27 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I am agree, 'tonto' means silly, stupid in spanish, I'm spanish.
2007-06-22 04:08:18 · answer #10 · answered by Pichurri 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
if someone has called you tonto, then he's calling you stupid or silly
2007-06-22 04:02:30 · answer #11 · answered by edu3genau 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋