tito

See also: Appendix:Variations of "tito"

English

Etymology

From Tagalog tito, from Spanish tito.

Noun

tito (plural titos)

1. (Philippines) An uncle.

   Coordinate term: tita

2. (Philippines, slang) An adult man exhibiting the stereotypical characteristics of a Filipino uncle.

Cebuano

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish tito, diminutive of tío (“uncle”), from Late Latin thius, from Ancient Greek θεῖος (theîos).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ti‧to

Noun

tito (feminine iyaan)

1. an uncle; the brother of either parent
2. a male cousin of either parent
3. an affectionate or honorific term for a man of an older generation than oneself

Synonyms

• tiyo, uyoan

Central Bikol

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish tito, diminutive of tío (“uncle”).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ti‧to
• IPA^(key): /ˈtito/ [ˈti.to]

Noun

títo (feminine tita)

1. uncle

   Synonyms: tiyo, amaon

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈcɪto]

Pronoun

tito

1. animate masculine nominative plural of tento

Maranao

Noun

tito

1. puppy

Slavomolisano

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian tetto.

Noun

tito m

1. roof

Declension

Declension of tito (inan series-1a masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
nominative	tito	titola
genitive	titola	titoli
dative	titolu	titoli
accusative	tito	titola
locative	titolu	titola
instrumental	titolom, titolam	titoli

References

• Ivica Peša Matracki and Nada Županović Filipin (2014), Changes in the System of Oblique Cases in Molise Croatian Dialect.
• Walter Breu and Giovanni Piccoli (2000), Dizionario croato molisano di Acquaviva Collecroce: Dizionario plurilingue della lingua slava della minoranza di provenienza dalmata di Acquaviva Collecroce in Provincia di Campobasso (Parte grammaticale).

Spanish

Etymology 1

From tío +‎ -ito.

Noun

tito m (plural titos, feminine tita, feminine plural titas)

1. (Philippines) uncle
2. (colloquial, Spain) unkie
3. (colloquial, Melilla) someone older than you, boss

   Tito, ¿Podrías cobrarme esta botella de agua?

   Boss, could you charge me for this bottle of water?

Etymology 2

From teto ("grandfather").

Noun

tito m (plural titos, feminine tita, feminine plural titas)

1. (informal, Mexico) grandfather, grandpa

Further reading

• “tito”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025

Tagalog

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Spanish tito, from tío (“uncle”) +‎ -ito (diminutive suffix), from Late Latin thius, from Ancient Greek θεῖος (theîos). By surface analysis, tiyo +‎ -ito.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈtito/ [ˈt̪iː.t̪o]
• Rhymes: -ito
• Syllabification: ti‧to
• Homophone: Tito

Noun

tito (feminine tita, Baybayin spelling ᜆᜒᜆᜓ)

1. uncle

   Synonyms: tiyo, tiyong, tiyuhin, amain, amba, (slang) tsong

2. (slang) adult man exhibiting the stereotypical characteristics of a Filipino uncle

Derived terms

• plantito
• tituhin

Related terms

• Tito

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Hokkien 豬肚 / 猪肚 (ti-tǒ͘, “pig tripe”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈtitoʔ/ [ˈt̪iː.t̪oʔ]
• Rhymes: -itoʔ
• Syllabification: ti‧to

Noun

titò (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜒᜆᜓ)

1. pig tripe

Usage notes

• It is often written as tito ng baboy (“pork tito”, literally “tripe of pig”) to differentiate it from the above sense of "uncle".

Related terms

• goto
• kamto

See also

• batutay
• kasim
• lugaw
• trepilya

West Coast Bajau

Alternative forms

• titoo
• teto
• teto'o

Etymology

From Proto-Sama-Bajaw *təttawəh, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tawa, from Proto-Austronesian *Cawa.

Verb

tito

1. to laugh