Polyglot Dictionary

tio

/ˈtʃiu/

o noun A1

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
os tios

Meaning

  1. uncle

    • O meu tio é engenheiro.

      My uncle is an engineer.

N Category Person Concreteness Concrete Animacy Animate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

Similar in other languages

German

Onkel

Onkel is the German word for the same thing — both mean "uncle."

Spanish

tío

tío is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "uncle."

French

oncle

oncle is the French word for the same thing — both mean "uncle."

Practice

1 What does tio mean?

2 Fill the gap: O meu ___ é engenheiro.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches tio?

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