tio

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Definitions

  • n. Uncle.

Example Sentences

  • "Sady remembers that his grandfather, as an elder in the community, was addressed as señor and older cousins were called tio." (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Ladino

Etymology

  • tio

      • Who Uses This

      • Ottoman Sephardim: Jews with ancestry in Spain and, post-expulsion, in Turkey, Greece, and other parts of the Ottoman Empire

      Regions

      • North America

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      • None

Notes

  • See also tia.

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