Definitions
n. Uncle.
Example Sentences
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"Sady remembers that his grandfather, as an elder in the community, was addressed as señor and older cousins were called tio." (source)
Languages of Origin
- Ladino
Etymology
tio
- Ottoman Sephardim: Jews with ancestry in Spain and, post-expulsion, in Turkey, Greece, and other parts of the Ottoman Empire
- North America
- None
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Notes
See also tia.
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