tío

Meaning

1. (masculine) uncle (the brother, brother-in-law, or male cousin or cousin-in-law of either parent)
2. (Spain,colloquial,masculine) unknown or any male person, dude, guy
3. (Spain,colloquial,masculine) friend, mate, pal, man, bro
4. (masculine) mister (title conferred on an adult male)

Hyphenated as

tí‧o

Gender

♂️ Masculine

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈtio/

Etymology

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

Sentences

Es conocido por la prensa estadounidense como el " Tío Sam".

By the media, he is nicknamed "Uncle Sam".

La felicidad de su vida juntos es sesgada por la muerte del tío .

The happiness of their life together is skewed by the uncle's death.