Etymology 2
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tiˈpoʔ/ [tiˈpoʔ]
- Hyphenation: ti‧po
Noun
tipô (Basahan spelling ᜆᜒᜉᜓ)
- burnt rice (at the bottom of the pot)
Noun
tipo (accusative singular tipon, plural tipoj, accusative plural tipojn)
- type (grouping based on shared characteristics)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈti.po/
- Rhymes: -ipo
- Hyphenation: tì‧po
Noun
tipo m (plural tipi, feminine tipa)
- type, standard, pattern
- type, kind, sort, quality, model, style
- Synonyms: genere, varietà, qualità, modello, sorta
- (informal) type, person, fellow, guy, bloke, character, chap, turn
- Synonyms: persona, personaggio, tizio, soggetto
- phylum (taxonomy) A rank in the classification of organisms, below kingdom and above class
Further reading
- tìpo in sapere.it – De Agostini Editore
- tipo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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)
- kind; sort; type (grouping based on shared characteristics)
Este tipo de fruta é muito doce.- This kind of fruit is very sweet.
- guy; bloke (unspecified or unknown man)
- Synonyms: (Brazil) cara, sujeito
Um tipo apareceu em minha casa.- Some guy showed up at my house.
- (typography) type (letter or character used for printing)
- (linguistics) a language type in typology
Particle
tipo
- (informal) (just) like; comparable to; similar to
- Synonyms: igual, parecido com, como
Lobos são tipo cães só que maiores e mais selvagens.- Wolves are like dogs but bigger and more wild.
- (informal) like; such as; for instance
- Synonyms: como, tal como, por exemplo, como por exemplo
Queria ter um animal fofo, tipo um gato.- I wish to have a cute animal, such as a cat.
- (informal) like (mild intensifier)
- Synonym: tipo assim
Eu tive que, tipo, ler um livro.- I had to, like, read a book.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtipo/ [ˈt̪i.po]
- Rhymes: -ipo
- Syllabification: 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)
- 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.
- rate, interest rate
- Synonym: (Spain) tipo de interés
2020 April 25, “Dos mujeres al rescate del sur”, in El País: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)
- composure, cool
- build; figure (of a body)
tiene buen tipo- he is well-built
Etymology 2
From a local language, probably Quechua, along with muña.
Noun
tipo m (plural tipos)
- (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, volume 3, number 2.6, Riobamba, →DOI:
Etymology 3
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Further reading
- “tipo”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
- Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*tipuq”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI