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English
Etymology
From Tagalog tito, from Spanish tito.
Noun
tito (plural titos)
- (Philippines) an uncle
- (Philippines, slang) an adult man exhibiting the stereotypical characteristics of a Filipino uncle
Coordinate terms
Bikol Central
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish tito, diminutive of tío (“uncle”).
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: ti‧to
- IPA(key): /ˈtito/,
Noun
títo (feminine tita)
- uncle
- Synonyms: tiyo, amaon
Cebuano
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish tito, diminutive of tío (“uncle”), from Late Latin thius, from Ancient Greek θεῖος (theîos).
Pronunciation
Noun
tito (feminine iyaan)
- an uncle; the brother of either parent
- a male cousin of either parent
- an affectionate or honorific term for a man of an older generation than oneself
Quotations
For quotations using this term, see Citations:tito.
Synonyms
Czech
Pronunciation
Pronoun
tito
- animate masculine nominative plural of tento
Maranao
Noun
tito
- puppy
Slavomolisano
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian tetto.
Noun
tito m
- roof
Declension
declension of tito (inan series-1a masc cons-stem)
References
- Ivica Peša Matracki and Nada Županović Filipin (2014), Changes in the System of Oblique Cases in Molise Croatian Dialect.
- Walter Breu and Giovanni Piccoli (2000), Dizionario croato molisano di Acquaviva Collecroce: Dizionario plurilingue della lingua slava della minoranza di provenienza dalmata di Acquaviva Collecroce in Provincia di Campobasso (Parte grammaticale).
Spanish
Etymology 1
From tío + -ito.
Noun
tito m (plural titos, feminine tita, feminine plural titas)
- (Philippines) uncle
- (colloquial, Spain) unkie
Etymology 2
From teto ("grandfather").
Noun
tito m (plural titos, feminine tita, feminine plural titas)
- (informal, Mexico) grandfather, grandpa
Further reading
Tagalog
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Spanish tito, from tío (“uncle”) + -ito (“diminutive suffix”), from Late Latin thius, from Ancient Greek θεῖος (theîos).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtito/,
- Hyphenation: ti‧to
Noun
tito (feminine tita, Baybayin spelling ᜆᜒᜆᜓ)
- uncle
- Synonyms: tiyo, tiyong, tiyuhin, amain, amba, (slang) tsong
- (slang) adult man exhibiting the stereotypical characteristics of a Filipino uncle
Derived terms
Related terms
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Hokkien 豬肚/猪肚 (ti-tǒ͘, “pig tripe”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtitoʔ/,
- Hyphenation: ti‧to
Noun
titò (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜒᜆᜓ)
- pig tripe
Usage notes
- It is often written as tito ng baboy (“pork tito”, literally “tripe of pig”) to differentiate it from the above sense of "uncle".
See also
West Coast Bajau
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-Sama-Bajaw *təttawəh, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tawa, from Proto-Austronesian *Cawa.
Verb
tito
- to laugh