She gave me toto does not have a standard, widely recognized meaning in English slang, and its meaning depends heavily on context, culture, and language, so it could be interpreted in several ways. In most English contexts, it is not an idiom and would be taken literally to mean a woman gave someone a dog named Toto, like the dog from The Wizard of Oz, or gave someone something named Toto. In some Spanish-speaking contexts, toto can be a vulgar slang term for female genitalia, similar to the English c-word, though this usage is considered very crude and is not used in polite Spanish in Spain but is more common in Caribbean Spanish and some South American countries. In that vulgar context, she gave me toto would have a sexual meaning. In Italian, toto is a cute term for a child or a nickname, so she gave me toto could mean she gave me a child or entrusted me with a little one. In the context of the band Toto, she gave me Toto could mean she gave me a Toto album or introduced me to the band. In dog breeding, she gave me Toto could mean a female dog gave birth to a puppy named Toto. Without additional context, the phrase is ambiguous and not a common idiom, so it would likely be understood literally or as a reference to The Wizard of Oz, where Toto is Dorothy's small terrier companion.
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