Home › Words › T › toshaotoshao/ˈtɒʃaʊ/toshao · noun — the elected leader or head of an Indigenous Amerindian community in Guyana, responsible for representing the village and managing its affairs, particularly in dealings with the government.Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).toshao is pronounced /ˈtɒʃaʊ/.EtymologyFrom Guyanese Amerindian languages, possibly influenced by Portuguese tuxaua, meaning "village chief."nounThe elected leader or head of an Indigenous Amerindian community in Guyana, responsible for representing the village and managing its affairs, particularly in dealings with the government.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).