ˈtōl(ˌ)dō, ˈtäl- noun
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Etymology: American Spanish, from Spanish, awning, canopy, cloth or canvas wagon covering, from Old Spanish, from Middle French taud canopy on a ship, probably of Germanic origin; akin to Middle Low German & Middle Dutch telt tent — more at tilt
: any of various Central or So. American shelters (as a covered dance platform or an Indian skin hut)