The Portuguese word for uncle is
tio
Gender
The gender of tio is masculine. E.g. o tio.Plural
The plural of tio is tios.Portuguese Definition
| uncle | |
| 1. Substantivo. tio |
Translations for uncle and their definitions
| tio | |
| 1. n-m. uncle (brother of someone's father or mother, or an aunt's husband) | |
| 2. n-m. (Brazil, colloquial, often, considered disrespectful) uncle (term of address for any adult) | |
| 3. n-m. (usually in the diminutive) guy; bloke | |
| Tinha dois tiozinhos no ponto. - There were two guys at the bus stop. | |
| 4. n-m. an employee who performs a given activity | |
| tio da limpeza - uncle of the cleaning |
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