tio

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tio

/ti.u/ [t͡ʃiu̯], [tiu̯] Brazil
/ˈti.u/ Portugal
/ˈti.o/, /ˈti.ɔ/ IPA
/"ti.o/, /"ti.O/ X SAMPA

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Do latim thius⁽ˡᵃ⁾ e este do grego antigo θείος (théios).

De ti- + -o.

noun

irmão da mãe ou do pai

Similar: titio, avúnculo

Thesaurus

noun

Similar: titio, avúnculo

In English

uncle brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent
maternal uncle brother of one's mother
paternal uncle brother of one's father

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"tio." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/pt/tio. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

tio. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/pt/tio

Chicago

"tio." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/pt/tio.

BibTeX

@misc{tio_2026,
  title = {tio},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pt/tio},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}