tio

Significado (English)

1. (masculine) uncle (brother of someone's father or mother, or an aunt's husband)
2. (Brazil, colloquial, diminutive, masculine, usually) uncle (term of address for any adult)
3. (Brazil, colloquial, masculine) uncle (term of address for any adult)
4. (Brazil, masculine, slang) an informal form of address for males of any age; bro
5. (masculine) an informal form of address for older people

Hyphenated as

ti‧o

Pronunciado como (IPA)

/ˈt͡ʃi.u/

Etymology (English)

Cognate with italiano: zio

Cognate with sardo: tiu

In summary

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

Oraciones

O tio Jack e eu vamos sentir sua falta .

El tío Jack y yo te extrañaremos.