Masculine
tío
- (masculine) uncle (the brother, brother-in-law, or male cousin or cousin-in-law of either parent)
- (Spain, colloquial, masculine) unknown or any male person, dude, guy
- (Spain, colloquial, masculine) friend, mate, pal, man, bro
- (masculine) mister (title conferred on an adult male)
Frequency
Hyphenated as
tí‧o
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈtio/
Etymology
In summary
Inherited from Old Spanish tio, from Late Latin thius, from Ancient Greek θεῖος (theîos). Compare Italian zio, Galician tío and Portuguese tio, Sardinian tiu.
Related words
hermano de la madre
hermano de madre
tio
suegro del hombre
hermano de padre
familiares de la novia que acompañan en la boda
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