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tia-avó

Portuguese, noun/ˌt͡ʃi.ɐ.aˈvɔ/

tia-avó is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “great-aunt (sister of one’s grandparent, aunt of one’s parent)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “irmã da avó ou do avô”.

What does tia-avó mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    femininegreat-aunt (sister of one’s grandparent, aunt of one’s parent)

Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Portuguese dictionaries define it

noun: 1. irmã da avó ou do avô

The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.

Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of tia-avó

  • tias-avós plural

Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce tia-avó?

  • Brazil /ˌt͡ʃi.ɐ.aˈvɔ/
  • Portugal /tjaˈvɔ/

Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.