tiazinha

Portuguese

Etymology

From tia +‎ -zinha.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌt͡ʃi.aˈzĩ.ɲɐ/ [ˌt͡ʃi.aˈzĩ.j̃ɐ]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌt͡ʃi.aˈzi.ɲa/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌti.ɐˈzi.ɲɐ/

Hyphenation: tia‧zi‧nha

Noun

tiazinha f (plural tiazinhas)

female equivalent of tiozinho
1. a small aunt, a little aunt
2. (Brazil, often pejorative or humorous) a middle-aged woman

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