Meaning & use
Toda
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.
A note on using this word
Toda refers to both the ethnic community and their distinct Dravidian language.
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