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tico-tico

Portuguese, noun/ˌt͡ʃi.kuˈt͡ʃi.ku/

tico-tico is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “rufous-collared sparrow (Zonotrichia capensis)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “ave da ordem Passeriformes, família Emberizidae; distingue-se pela sua coloração rajada de marrom, negro e…”.

What does tico-tico mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    Brazilmasculinerufous-collared sparrow (Zonotrichia capensis)

  2. 2

    masculineellipsis of serra tico-tico (“jigsaw”)

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

How Portuguese dictionaries define it

adjective: 1. que consiste na condução da bola por troca de passes sem uma objetividade aguçada

noun: 1. ave da ordem Passeriformes, família Emberizidae; distingue-se pela sua coloração rajada de marrom, negro e cinza e pelo seu topete

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 tico-tico

  • tico-ticos plural

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

How do you pronounce tico-tico?

  • Brazil /ˌt͡ʃi.kuˈt͡ʃi.ku/
  • Portugal /ˌti.kuˈti.ku/
  • /tiku.ˈtiku/

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