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tio-avô

Portuguese, noun/ˌt͡ʃi.u.aˈvo/

tio-avô is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “great-uncle (brother of one's grandparent; uncle of one's parent)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “irmão da avó ou do avô”.

What does tio-avô mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    masculinegreat-uncle (brother of one's grandparent; uncle 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. irmão 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 tio-avô

  • tios-avôs plural
  • tia-avó feminine
  • tias-avós feminine plural

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

How do you pronounce tio-avô?

  • Brazil /ˌt͡ʃi.u.aˈvo/
  • Brazil /ˌt͡ʃiw.aˈvo/
  • Brazil [ˌt͡ʃiʊ̯.aˈvo]

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