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/Sounds like "TOHN" (as in "toll") + "toh" (as in "toll")/

Meaning

A person who acts without thinking, someone who says or does stupid things without realizing it in Spain. It's a mild everyday insult used both as a joke among friends and seriously when someone really screws up.

Examples

Don't be tonto, that was obvious.

How tonto was I, I should've realized sooner.

Regional synonyms
Anonymous

To bother, pester, or nag persistently. In Spain, someone who "da la murga" will not stop complaining, making demands, or repeating the same thing over and over until the other person has completely had enough.