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tiozão

Portuguese, noun/t͡ʃi.oˈzɐ̃w̃/

tiozão is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “a middle-aged man” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also an augmentative of tio (“uncle”): "big uncle", "great uncle".

What does tiozão mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    masculineaugmentative of tio (“uncle”): "big uncle", "great uncle"

  2. 2

    Brazilmasculinea middle-aged man

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

Forms of tiozão

  • tiozões plural
  • tiazona feminine
  • tiazonas feminine plural

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

How do you pronounce tiozão?

  • Brazil /t͡ʃi.oˈzɐ̃w̃/
  • Brazil [t͡ʃi.oˈzɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
  • Brazil /t͡ʃjoˈzɐ̃w̃/

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

How common is tiozão in Portuguese?

tiozão appears about once in every 7 million words in written Portuguese.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).