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Teso

noun
Te·​so | \ ˈtā(ˌ)sō\
plural Teso or Tesos

Definition of Teso

1a : a Nilo-Hamite people of eastern Uganda
b : a member of such people
2 : a Nilotic language of the Teso people

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