tio.
uncle (brother of someone's father or mother, or an aunt's husband)
Meaning & usage
uncle (brother of someone's father or mother, or an aunt's husband)
uncle (term of address for any adult) guy; bloke
Tinha dois tiozinhos no ponto.
uncle (term of address for any adult) an employee who performs a given activity
tio da limpeza
an informal form of address for males of any age; bro
an informal form of address for older people
a posh, usually snobby, person
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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