tipo

See also: tipo-, -tipo, and Típo

Bikol Central

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Spanish tipo.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ti‧po
• IPA^(key): /ˈtipo/ [ˈti.po]

Noun

tipo

1. type; class

   Synonym: klase

See also

• tipiko

 

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ti‧po
• IPA^(key): /tiˈpoʔ/ [tiˈpoʔ]

Noun

tipô

1. burnt rice (at the bottom of the pot)

Derived terms

• matipuan

 

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ti‧po
• IPA^(key): /ˈtipoʔ/ [ˈti.poʔ]

Noun

tipò

1. instance of losing a tooth

Derived terms

• magtipo
• makatipo
• matipo
• matipuan
• tipuon

 

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Cebuano

Etymology

Apocopic form of tipolo.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ti‧po

Noun

tipo

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

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Esperanto

Etymology

From French type, from Ecclesiastical Latin typus, from Ancient Greek τύπος (túpos). Doublet of tajpi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈtipo]

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• Rhymes: -ipo
• Hyphenation: ti‧po

Noun

tipo (accusative singular tipon, plural tipoj, accusative plural tipojn)

1. type (grouping based on shared characteristics)

Derived terms

• tipa
• tiparo
• tipe

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Italian

Etymology

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-.

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

tipo (invariable)

1. standard, model, average, stock

Adverb

tipo

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

   C'erano, tipo, venti persone.

   There were, like, twenty people.

Noun

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

Derived terms

• tipaccio
• tipico
• tipizzare
• tipo-

 

Anagrams

• Pito, opti, poti, topi

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Maranao

Noun

tipo

1. treachery
2. traitor

Derived terms

• makatipo

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Portuguese

Alternative forms

• typo (obsolete)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃi.pu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃi.pu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃi.po/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈti.pu/

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃi.po/
• IPA^(key): /ˈti.pu/
• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃi.pʷ/
• Hyphenation: ti‧po

Noun

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)

   Synonyms: (Brazil) cara, sujeito

   Um tipo apareceu em minha casa.

   Some guy showed up at my house.

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

Derived terms

• tipinho (diminutive)

Particle

tipo

1. (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. (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, tal 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

Further reading

• tipo on the Portuguese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^pt
• “tipo”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
• “tipo”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024

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Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtipo/ [ˈt̪i.po]
• Hyphenation: ti‧po

Etymology 1

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

Noun

tipo m (plural tipos)

1. kind, type, sort, manner

   Synonyms: clase, especie, género, suerte, jaez

   todo tipo de cosas ― all sorts/kinds of things

   ¿Sabes qué tipo de música le gusta a Roberta?

   Do you know what kind of music Roberta likes?

   Mi tipo preferido de hombre es el que reconoce cuando es mejor callarse y admitir que yo tengo razón.

   My favorite type of man is [the type] who recognizes when it's better to shut up and admit that I'm right.

2. rate, interest rate

   Synonym: (Spain) tipo de interés

   • 2020 April 25, “Dos mujeres al rescate del sur”, in El País‎^[1]:

     Tanto Lagarde como Von der Leyen hablaban, sin citarla, de la ventaja comparativa que tendrán de nuevo las empresas alemanas, como en la crisis de 2008 —en realidad nunca la han perdido— al endeudarse a tipos mucho más baratos que las del sur.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

3. composure, cool
4. build; figure (of a body)

   tiene buen tipo

   he is well-built

Hyponyms

• tipo de letra
• tipo de cambio
• tipo de gravamen
• tipo impositivo

Related terms

• tiparraco
• tipear
• tipejo
• típico

 

Noun

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

1. (colloquial) guy, fellow, fella, dude, bloke (UK), chap (UK)

   Synonyms: (pejorative) fulano, (Spain) tío, (Mexico) cuate; see also Thesaurus:tío

Adjective

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

1. (El Salvador) dolled up, smartened up, dressed for a special occasion

   Synonym: arreglado, acicalado, emperifollado (Spain)

   estar tipo ― to be primped up

Derived terms

• tipería

Etymology 2

From a local language, probably Quechua, along with muña.

Noun

tipo m (plural tipos)

1. (Ecuador) Minthostachys spp

   Synonyms: (Argentina) peperina, (Peru, Bolivia) muña, (Peru) chamcua, (Ecuador) poleo

   • 2018 March 13, Rosa Estefanía López Casigña, “Utilización de aceites esenciales de la planta tipo (Minthostachys mollis), para la conservación de carne de hamburguesa”, in Ciencia Digital‎^[2], volume 3, number 2.6, Riobamba, →DOI:

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

tipo

1. first-person singular present indicative of tipar

Further reading

• “tipo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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Tagalog

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Spanish tipo.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ti‧po
• IPA^(key): /ˈtipo/, [ˈt̪iː.po]

Noun

tipo

1. type; kind; class; style (usually coloquially as tipong)

   Synonyms: klase, uri, estilo

2. (printing) type
3. features; physical appearance; shape; form

   Synonyms: anyo, hugis, itsura

4. (colloquial) used to elaborate a situation, usually in the form of tipong or 'yong tipong: the kind where; the situation where

Derived terms

• magkatipo
• tipohan

 

Related terms

• tipograpiko
• tipograpiya
• tipograpo

 

Etymology 2

From Proto-Philippine *tipuq.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ti‧po
• IPA^(key): /tiˈpoʔ/, [t̪ɪˈpoʔ] (adjective)
• IPA^(key): /ˈtipoʔ/, [ˈt̪iː.poʔ] (noun)

Adjective

tipô

1. broken at the base (of a tooth, branch, horn, etc.)

   Synonym: punggal

2. notched; dented (in the edge or rim of bladed tools, cups, plates, etc.)

   Synonyms: bungi, pingas, bungal

Noun

tipò

1. notch; indentation (in the edge or rim of bladed tools, cups, plates, etc.)

   Synonyms: bingaw, bungi, pingas

2. breaking of the base (of a tooth, branch, horn, etc.)

   Synonyms: punggal, pagkapunggal