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tio

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Singapore[tjoʔ˨˩]

tio interjection: correct; that's right.

Interjection

  1. (Singlish, uncommon) Correct; that's right.

Verb

tio (invariable)

  1. (Singlish, invariable, transitive) To get, receive, experience, suffer or be affected by.
    • He tio virus
    • She tio money
  2. (Singlish, intransitive, invariable) To win a game, especially a game of chance.
    • She play lottery and tio
  3. (Singlish, auxiliary, invariable, rare) Used before a verb to indicate the passive voice.
    • I tio banned

Proper noun capitalized: Tio

Tio (plural Tios)

  1. A surname.

Forms of tio

pluralTios

Origin of tio

Borrowed from Hokkien 著 (tio̍h).

Two main origins: * Borrowed from Spanish Tío and Portuguese Tio, from tío (“uncle”) and tio (“uncle”). * Borrowed from Catalan Tió, a nickname from tió (“log, stump for burning”).

Phrases with tio

Questions about tio

What does tio mean?
Tio means correct; that's right.
What part of speech is tio?
Tio can be an interjection, a verb or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce tio?
Tio is pronounced [tjoʔ˨˩] (Singapore).

Words near tio in the dictionary

  1. tinyness
  2. tinysex
  3. tinzanidine
  4. tinzaparin
  5. tinzenite
  6. tio
  7. tio bo
  8. tio boh
  9. Tio Ciu
  10. Tio Tom
  11. Tio Toms

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