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tipo.

kind, type, sort, manner

4 characters2 syllables approx.Español language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈtipo/[ˈt̪i.po]

  1. kind, type, sort, manner

    masculine
    ¿Sabes qué tipo de música le gusta a Roberta?
    Mi tipo preferido de hombre es el que reconoce cuando es mejor callarse y admitir que yo tengo razón.

  2. rate, interest rate

    masculine

  3. composure, cool

    masculine

  4. build; figure (of a body)

    masculine
    Tiene buen tipo.
Where this word comes from

From Latin typus (“figure; type”), from Ancient Greek τύπος (túpos, “mark”), from τύπτω (túptō, “to poke”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(s)tewp-.

noun/ˈtipo/[ˈt̪i.po]

  1. guy, fellow, fella, dude, bloke (UK), chap (UK)

    colloquial · masculine
Where this word comes from

From Latin typus (“figure; type”), from Ancient Greek τύπος (túpos, “mark”), from τύπτω (túptō, “to poke”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(s)tewp-.

adj/ˈtipo/[ˈt̪i.po]

  1. dolled up, smartened up, dressed for a special occasion

    El-Salvador
    estar tipo
Where this word comes from

From Latin typus (“figure; type”), from Ancient Greek τύπος (túpos, “mark”), from τύπτω (túptō, “to poke”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(s)tewp-.

particle/ˈtipo/[ˈt̪i.po]

  1. like

    Spain · colloquial
Where this word comes from

From Latin typus (“figure; type”), from Ancient Greek τύπος (túpos, “mark”), from τύπτω (túptō, “to poke”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(s)tewp-.

noun/ˈtipo/[ˈt̪i.po]

  1. Minthostachys spp

    Ecuador · masculine
Where this word comes from

From a local language, probably Quechua, along with muña.

verb/ˈtipo/[ˈt̪i.po]

  1. first-person singular present indicative of tipar

    first-person · form-of · indicative · present · singular
Where this word comes from

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