toon 1  (tōōn) 
n. A tall tree (Cedrela toona) of tropical Asia and Australia, having dark red, aromatic wood. The wood of this tree.
[Hindi tūn, from Sanskrit tunnaḥ, variant of tuṇiḥ.] |
toon 2 (tōōn)
n.
Informal
A cartoon, especially an animated cartoon. A character in an animated cartoon.
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Word Origin & History
toon
colloquial shortening of
cartoon, attested by 1985.
