No. 11,913 in German
tonto
The word "tonto" is Spanish, not German, and it means "foolish" or "silly" in English.
In a sentence
Peter ist kein Tonto, sondern sehr klug.
Peter is not a fool but very smart.
Here, 'Tonto' is used as a noun, taken directly from the Spanish as a colloquial term for 'fool' or 'silly person'.
In der Oper war der Tonto ein Charakter, der Humor in die Handlung brachte.
In the opera, the fool was a character who brought humor to the plot.
'Tonto' is employed as a borrowed term to describe a character archetype, commonly the court jester or joker.
Als wir über das Wort 'tonto' in unterschiedlichen Sprachen sprachen, bemerkten wir die Varianten.
As we talked about the word 'tonto' in different languages, we noticed the variations.
The word is discussed academically or descriptively, acknowledging its presence in multiple languages.
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