tío
Meanings
Noun
1. uncle (the brother, brother-in-law, or male cousin or cousin-in-law of either parent)
2. unknown or any male person, dude, guy (colloquial, Spain)
3. friend, mate, pal, man, bro (colloquial, Spain)
4. mister (title conferred on an adult male)
Examples409
Tío, ¿me puedes ayudar por un momento?
Can you help me for a moment, mate?
Me gustan los tíos.
I like men/guys.
Y ese tío me gritó.
And that guy yelled at me.
Mi tío es el hermano o primo de mi madre o de mi padre.
My uncle is my mother’s or father’s brother or male cousin.
ser tío / ser tía
be a guy / be a girl
Tom es el tío de Mary.
Tom is Mary's uncle.