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el tÃo(
tee
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oh
)A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
1. (relative)
Mi tÃo se vistió de Papá Noel para la fiesta navideña.My uncle dressed up as Santa Claus for the Christmas party.
2. (colloquial) (male) (Spain)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in Spain
a. guy (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
¿Viste al tÃo pidiendo limosna con traje de Armani? ¡Qué locura!Did you see the guy begging in the Armani suit? Madness!
b. dude (colloquial) (United States)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in the United States
Oye, Paco, hay un tÃo en la puerta que dice ser tu hermano.Hey, Paco, there's a dude at the door claiming to be your brother.
c. bloke (colloquial) (United Kingdom)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
Hay un tÃo en el mercado de pescado que vende un bacalao riquÃsimo.There's a bloke at the fish market who sells a delicious cod.
3. (colloquial) (form of address) (Spain)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in Spain
a. pal (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
¡Oye, tÃo! No le hables asà a mi esposa.Hey, pal! Don't talk to my wife like that.
b. dude (colloquial) (United States)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in the United States
¡Oye, tÃo! Se te cayó la cartera.Hey, dude! You dropped your billfold.
c. mate (colloquial) (United Kingdom)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
¡Mira, tÃo! Ya te pagué. O me das la mercancÃa o llamaré a la poli.Look, mate! I already paid you. Either you give me the merchandise, or I'll call the cops.
los tÃos
A plural noun indicates that there is more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
a. aunt and uncle (couple)
A Adela la criaron sus tÃos porque se quedó huérfana a edad muy temprana.Adela was raised by her aunt and uncle because she was orphaned at an early age.
b. uncle and aunt (couple)
Voy a pasarme el verano a la casa de mis tÃos.I'm going to spend the summer at my uncle and aunt's house.
5. (masculine or mixed gender) (used to refer to several relatives)
A word or phrase used to refer to a group including masculine words or both masculine and feminine words (e.g., bienvenidos).
a. aunts and uncles (plural) (mixed gender)
A word or phrase that is plural (e.g., los libros).
Todos los tÃos de Ramona fueron a su fiesta de cumpleaños.All of Ramona's aunts and uncles went to her birthday party.
b. uncles and aunts (plural) (mixed gender)
A word or phrase that is plural (e.g., los libros).
Tengo un montón de tÃos y primos.I have a ton of uncles and aunts and cousins.
c. uncles (masculine) (plural)
A word or phrase that is masculine (e.g., el libro).
A word or phrase that is plural (e.g., los libros).
¿Quiénes son esos tres ahÃ? - Son mis tÃos por parte de madre.Who are those three there? - They're my uncles on my mom's side.
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