tiozão

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Portuguese

Etymology

From tio +‎ -zão.

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /t͡ʃi.oˈzɐ̃w̃/ , (faster pronunciation) /t͡ʃjoˈzɐ̃w̃/

  • Hyphenation: tio‧zão

Noun

tiozão m (plural tiozões, feminine tiazona, feminine plural tiazonas)

  1. Augmentative of tio (uncle): "big uncle", "great uncle"
    Antonym: tiozinho
  2. (Brazil, often pejorative or humorous) a middle-aged man
    Synonym: tiozinho