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Definition of tokoloshe noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

tokoloshe

noun

/ˈtɒkɒlɒʃ/

/ˈtɑːkəlɑːʃ/

South African English [ˈtɔkəlɔʃe]

(South African English)

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an evil imaginary creature that some people believe can harm you while you are sleeping
Word OriginSesotho, Xhosa, and Zulu. Sesotho is the language of the Basotho people, an official language in Lesotho and South Africa.

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