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Portuguese
Etymology
From tolo (“fool”) + -ice.
Pronunciation
Noun
tolice f (plural tolices)
- foolishness
- folly
- stupidity
- (Brazil, regional) tantrum (of kids)
- Synonym: manha
2017 July 25, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, No seu pescoço, Editora Companhia das Letras, →ISBN:Ele deu ao menino uma camisa e um par de calções, pois o povo de Deus não andava por aí nu, e tentou pregar para sua mãe, mas ela olhou-o como se ele fosse uma criança fazendo tolice.- He gave the boy a shirt and a pair of shorts, for the people of God did not go around naked, and he tried to preach to his mother, but she looked at him as if he were a child throwing a tantrum.