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tipo.

kind; sort; type (grouping based on shared characteristics)

4 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈt͡ʃi.pu/Brazil/ˈti.pu/Portugal/ˈti.pu/Northeast-Brazil/ˈt͡ʃi.pʷ/
  1. kind; sort; type (grouping based on shared characteristics)

    masculine
    Este tipo de fruta é muito doce.
  2. type (letter or character used for printing)

    masculine
  3. a language type in typology

    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-.

noun/ˈt͡ʃi.pu/Brazil/ˈti.pu/Portugal/ˈti.pu/Northeast-Brazil/ˈt͡ʃi.pʷ/
  1. guy; bloke (unspecified or unknown man)

    masculine
    Do nada, apareceu um tipo em minha casa.
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/ˈt͡ʃi.pu/Brazil/ˈti.pu/Portugal/ˈti.pu/Northeast-Brazil/ˈt͡ʃi.pʷ/
  1. (just) like; comparable to; similar to

    informal
    Lobos são tipo cães só que maiores e mais selvagens.
  2. like; such as; for instance

    informal
    Queria ter um animal fofo, tipo um gato.
  3. like (mild intensifier)

    informal
    Eu tive que, tipo, ler um livro.
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-.

verb
  1. first-person singular present indicative of tipar

    first-person · form-of · indicative · present · singular
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