tipo

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See also: tipo-, -tipo, and Típo

Bikol Central

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Spanish tipo.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: ti‧po
  • IPA(key): /ˈtipo/,

Noun

típo

  1. type; class
    Synonym: klase
See also

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: ti‧po
  • IPA(key): /tiˈpoʔ/,

Noun

tipô

  1. burnt rice (at the bottom of the pot)
Derived terms

Etymology 3

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *tipuq.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: ti‧po
  • IPA(key): /ˈtipoʔ/,

Noun

tipò

  1. instance of losing a tooth
Derived terms

Cebuano

Etymology

Apocopic form of tipolo.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: ti‧po

Noun

tipo

  1. Artocarpus blancoi; a tree in the family Moraceae and endemic to the Philippines
  2. the fruit of this tree
  3. the edible seeds of this tree

Esperanto

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Etymology

From French type, from Ecclesiastical Latin typus, from Ancient Greek τύπος (túpos). Doublet of tajpi.

Pronunciation

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  • Audio:
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  • Rhymes: -ipo
  • Hyphenation: ti‧po

Noun

tipo (accusative singular tipon, plural tipoj, accusative plural tipojn)

  1. type (grouping based on shared characteristics)

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Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin typus (“symbol”), from Ancient Greek τύπος (túpos, “mark”, “figure”), derived from τύπτω (túptō, “I beat, strike”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(s)tewp-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈti.po/
  • Rhymes: -ipo
  • Hyphenation: tì‧po

Adjective

tipo (invariable)

  1. standard, model, average, stock

Adverb

tipo

  1. (colloquial) indicating approximation or uncertainty; like, kinda
    C'erano, tipo, venti persone.
    There were, like, twenty people.

Noun

tipo m (plural tipi, feminine tipa)

  1. type, standard, pattern
  2. type, kind, sort, quality, model, style
    Synonyms: genere, varietà, qualità, modello, sorta
  3. (informal) type, person, fellow, guy, bloke, character, chap, turn
    Synonyms: persona, personaggio, tizio, soggetto
  4. phylum (taxonomy) A rank in the classification of organisms, below kingdom and above class

Derived terms

Further reading

  • tìpo in sapere.it – De Agostini Editore
  • tipo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

Maranao

Noun

tipo

  1. treachery
  2. traitor

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Portuguese

Etymology 1

From Latin typus (“figure; type”), from Ancient Greek τύπος (túpos, “mark”), from τύπτω (túptō, “to poke”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(s)tewp-.

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

 

  • (Northeast Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈti.pu/
  • (Rural Central Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃi.pʷ/
  • Hyphenation: ti‧po

Noun

tipo m (plural tipos)

  1. kind; sort; type (grouping based on shared characteristics)
    Este tipo de fruta é muito doce.
    This kind of fruit is very sweet.
  2. guy; bloke (unspecified or unknown man)
    Synonyms: (Brazil) cara, sujeito
    Um tipo apareceu em minha casa.
    Some guy showed up at my house.
  3. (typography) type (letter or character used for printing)
  4. (linguistics) a language type in typology
Derived terms

Particle

tipo

  1. (informal) (just) like; comparable to; similar to
    Synonyms: igual, parecido com, como
    Lobos são tipo cães só que maiores e mais selvagens.
    Wolves are like dogs but bigger and more wild.
  2. (informal) like; such as; for instance
    Synonyms: como, tal como, por exemplo, como por exemplo
    Queria ter um animal fofo, tipo um gato.
    I wish to have a cute animal, such as a cat.
  3. (informal) like (mild intensifier)
    Synonym: tipo assim
    Eu tive que, tipo, ler um livro.
    I had to, like, read a book.

Further reading

Etymology 2

Verb

tipo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of tipar

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtipo/
  • Audio (Colombia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -ipo
  • Syllabification: ti‧po

Etymology 1

From Latin typus (“figure; type”), from Ancient Greek τύπος (túpos, “mark”), from τύπτω (túptō, “to poke”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(s)tewp-.

Noun

tipo m (plural tipos)

  1. kind, type, sort, manner
    Synonyms: clase, especie, género, suerte, jaez
    todo tipo de cosas ― all sorts/kinds of things
    ¿Sabes qué tipo de música le gusta a Roberta?
    Do you know what kind of music Roberta likes?
    Mi tipo preferido de hombre es el que reconoce cuando es mejor callarse y admitir que yo tengo razón.
    My favorite type of man is who recognizes when it's better to shut up and admit that I'm right.
  2. rate, interest rate
    Synonym: (Spain) tipo de interés
    • 2020 April 25, “Dos mujeres al rescate del sur”, in El País‎:
      Tanto Lagarde como Von der Leyen hablaban, sin citarla, de la ventaja comparativa que tendrán de nuevo las empresas alemanas, como en la crisis de 2008 —en realidad nunca la han perdido— al endeudarse a tipos mucho más baratos que las del sur.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  3. composure, cool
  4. build; figure (of a body)
    tiene buen tipo
    he is well-built
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Noun

tipo m (plural tipos, feminine tipa, feminine plural tipas)

  1. (colloquial) guy, fellow, fella, dude, bloke (UK), chap (UK)
    Synonyms: (pejorative) fulano, (Spain) tío, (Mexico) cuate; see also Thesaurus:tío

Adjective

tipo (feminine tipa, masculine plural tipos, feminine plural tipas)

  1. (El Salvador) dolled up, smartened up, dressed for a special occasion
    Synonym: arreglado, acicalado, emperifollado (Spain)
    estar tipo ― to be primped up
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From a local language, probably Quechua, along with muña.

Noun

tipo m (plural tipos)

  1. (Ecuador) Minthostachys spp
    Synonyms: (Argentina) peperina, (Peru, Bolivia) muña, (Peru) chamcua, (Ecuador) poleo
    • 2018 March 13, Rosa Estefanía López Casigña, “Utilización de aceites esenciales de la planta tipo (Minthostachys mollis), para la conservación de carne de hamburguesa”, in Ciencia Digital‎, volume 3, number 2.6, Riobamba, →DOI:

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

tipo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of tipar

Further reading

Tagalog

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Spanish tipo, from Latin typus (“figure; type”), from Ancient Greek τύπος (túpos, “mark”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtipo/,
  • Hyphenation: ti‧po

Noun

tipo (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜒᜉᜓ)

  1. type; kind; class; style
    Synonyms: klase, uri, estilo
  2. (printing) type
  3. features; physical appearance; shape; form
    Synonyms: anyo, hugis, itsura
Usage notes
  • The word can be used to elaborate a situation.
    Gusto ko ng kasama, yung tipong sasamahan ka kahit may problema.
    I like a partner, a type where he/she will abide by you despite problems.
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

From Proto-Philippine *tipuq.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tiˈpoʔ/, (adjective)

  • IPA(key): /ˈtipoʔ/, (noun)
  • Hyphenation: ti‧po

Adjective

tipô (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜒᜉᜓ)

  1. broken at the base (of a tooth, branch, horn, etc.)
    Synonym: punggal
  2. notched; dented (in the edge or rim of bladed tools, cups, plates, etc.)
    Synonyms: bungi, pingas, bungal

Noun

tipò (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜒᜉᜓ)

  1. notch; indentation (in the edge or rim of bladed tools, cups, plates, etc.)
    Synonyms: bingaw, bungi, pingas
  2. breaking of the base (of a tooth, branch, horn, etc.)
    Synonyms: punggal, pagkapunggal

Further reading

  • “tipo”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Blust, Robert, Trussel, Stephen (2010–) “*tipuq”, in The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary
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