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Portuguese
Etymology
From tio + -zinho.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌt͡ʃi.uˈzĩ.ɲu/ , /ˌt͡ʃiwˈzĩ.ɲu/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌt͡ʃi.uˈzi.ɲo/, /ˌt͡ʃiwˈzi.ɲo/
Noun
tiozinho m (plural tiozinhos, feminine tiazinha, feminine plural tiazinhas)
- diminutive of tio (“uncle”): "small uncle", "little uncle"
- Antonym: tiozão
- (Brazil, often pejorative or humorous) a middle-aged man
- Synonym: tiozão