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tio¹

  • [tjoʔ˨˩] Singapore
  • [tjoʔ˦˧] Singapore, sentence final

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Hokkien 著 (tio̍h).

interjection

  1. Singlish, uncommon Correct; that's right.

verb

  1. Singlish, invariable, transitive To get, receive, experience, suffer or be affected by. He tio virus
  2. Singlish, intransitive, invariable To win a game, especially a game of chance. She play lottery and tio
  3. Singlish, auxiliary, invariable, rare Used before a verb to indicate the passive voice. I tio banned

Tio²

Where it comes from

Two main origins:

* Borrowed from Spanish Tío and Portuguese Tio, from tío (“uncle”) and tio (“uncle”).

* Borrowed from Catalan Tió, a nickname from tió (“log, stump for burning”).

proper noun Tios

  1. A surname.

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MLA

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

APA

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

Chicago

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

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