Meaning & use

Toda

proper noun·Advanced

An indigenous pastoral people of the Nilgiri Hills in southern India, known for herding buffalo and distinctive embroidery.

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Toda women are famous for their red-and-black embroidery on white shawls.

Anthropologists have studied Toda society for its unusual clan structure and dome-shaped huts.

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Toda refers to both the ethnic community and their distinct Dravidian language.

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