tipo

Apocopic form of tipolo.

• Hyphenation: ti‧po

tipo

1. Artocarpus blancoi; a tree in the family Moraceae and endemic to the Philippines
2. the fruit of this tree
3. the edible seeds of this tree

From Latin typus (“symbol”), from Ancient Greek τύπος (túpos, “mark”, “figure”), derived from τύπτω (túptō, “I beat, strike”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(s)tewp-.

• IPA^(key): /ˈti.po/, [ˈt̪iːpo]
• Rhymes: -ipo
• Hyphenation: tì‧po

tipo (invariable)

1. standard, model, average, stock

tipo

1. (colloquial) indicating approximation or uncertainty; like, kinda

   C'erano, tipo, venti persone.

   There were, like, twenty people.

tipo m (plural tipi, feminine tipa)

1. type, standard, pattern
2. type, kind, sort, quality, model, style

   Synonyms: genere, varietà, qualità, modello, sorta

3. (familiar) type, person, fellow, guy, bloke, character, chap, turn

   Synonyms: persona, personaggio, tizio, soggetto

4. phylum (taxonomy) A rank in the classification of organisms, below kingdom and above class

• opti, poti, topi

• typo (obsolete)

From Latin typus (“figure; type”), from Ancient Greek τύπος (túpos, “mark”), from τύπτω (túptō, “I poke”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(s)tewp-.

• (Portugal, Nordestino) IPA^(key): /ˈti.pu/
• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃi.pu/
• (South Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃi.po/

tipo m (plural tipos)

1. kind; sort; type (grouping based on shared characteristics)

   Este tipo de fruta é muito doce.

   This kind of fruit is very sweet.

2. guy; bloke (unspecified or unknown man)

   Um tipo apareceu em casa.

   Some guy showed up at my house.

   Synonyms: cara, sujeito

3. (typography) type (letter or character used for printing)
4. (linguistics) a language type in typology

For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:tipo.

tipo

1. (Brazil, informal) (just) like; comparable to; similar to

   Lobos são tipo cães só que maiores e mais selvagens.

   Wolves are like dogs but bigger and more wild.

   Synonyms: igual, parecido com, como

2. (Brazil, informal) like; such as; for instance

   Queria ter um animal fofo, tipo um gato

   I wish to have a cute animal, such as a cat

   Synonyms: como, por exemplo, como por exemplo

3. (informal) like (mild intensifier)

   Eu tive que, tipo, ler um livro.

   I had to, like, read a book.

   Synonym: tipo assim

For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:tipo.

From Latin typus (“figure; type”), from Ancient Greek τύπος (túpos, “mark”), from τύπτω (túptō, “I poke”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(s)tewp-.

• IPA^(key): /ˈtipo/, [ˈt̪ipo]

tipo m (plural tipos)

1. kind, type

   Synonyms: clase, especie, género, suerte, jaez

2. rate, rate of interest

   Synonym: tipo de interés (rate of interest)

3. composure, cool

tipo m (plural tipos, feminine tipa, feminine plural tipas)

1. (colloquial) guy, dude

   Synonyms: fulano (pejorative), huevón (pejorative, Chile), gallo (Chile), mae (Costa Rica), tío (Spain), cuate (Mexico)