tiozão

Portuguese

Etymology

From tio +‎ -zão.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃi.oˈzɐ̃w̃/ [t͡ʃɪ.oˈzɐ̃ʊ̯̃], (faster pronunciation) /t͡ʃjoˈzɐ̃w̃/ [t͡ʃjoˈzɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /tjuˈzɐ̃w̃/

Hyphenation: tio‧zão

Noun

tiozão m (plural tiozões, feminine tiazona, feminine plural tiazonas)

Augmentative of tio (“uncle”): "big uncle", "great uncle"
Antonym: tiozinho
(Brazil, often pejorative or humorous) a middle-aged man
Synonym: tiozinho

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