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tio do pavê

Portuguese, noun/ˈt͡ʃiw du paˈve/

tio do pavê is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “an uncle (loosely, any middle-aged man) who tells corny jokes or otherwise thinks that he is funnier than he really is” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).

What does tio do pavê mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    Brazilcolloquialmasculinean uncle (loosely, any middle-aged man) who tells corny jokes or otherwise thinks that he is funnier than he really is

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

Forms of tio do pavê

  • tios do pavê plural

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

How do you pronounce tio do pavê?

  • Brazil /ˈt͡ʃiw du paˈve/

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