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tio.

uncle (brother of someone's father or mother, or an aunt's husband)

3 characters1 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈt͡ʃi.u/Brazil/ˈt͡ʃiw/Brazil[ˈt͡ʃiʊ̯]Brazil/ˈti.u/Portugal
  1. uncle (brother of someone's father or mother, or an aunt's husband)

    masculine
  2. uncle (term of address for any adult) guy; bloke

    Brazil · colloquial · diminutive · masculine · usually
    Tinha dois tiozinhos no ponto.
  3. uncle (term of address for any adult) an employee who performs a given activity

    Brazil · colloquial · masculine
    tio da limpeza
  4. an informal form of address for males of any age; bro

    Brazil · colloquial · masculine
  5. an informal form of address for older people

    masculine
  6. a posh, usually snobby, person

    Portugal · colloquial · masculine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese tio, from Late Latin thīus, from Ancient Greek θεῖος (theîos). Compare Galician and Spanish tío, Italian zio, Sardinian tiu.

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