Tíos (en. Uncles)

/ˈtjos/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish

noun

Men, usually in an informal sense.

The uncles I went out with last night are very fun.

Los tíos con los que salí anoche son muy divertidos.

Colloquial way of referring to buddies or friends.

I’m going to my uncles' house to watch the game.

Voy a casa de mis tíos para ver el partido.

Can refer to the brothers of the father or mother.

My uncles are coming for dinner tonight.

Mis tíos vienen a cenar esta noche.

From Latin 'patruus', which refers to a brother of the father.

dude

Colloquial expression to refer to a friend or buddy.

tío

neighborhood guys

Refers to men from a neighborhood, sometimes with a tone of familiarity.

tíos de barrio

to have a dude

To mean having a close friend or an ally.

tener un tío

aunt

Sister of the father or mother, or a colloquial way to refer to a female friend.

tía

cousin

Child of the uncle or aunt.

primo

brother

Person who shares at least one parent with another.

hermano

Guy

That party was full of weird dudes.

Esa fiesta estaba llena de tíos raros.

Close friend

That guy is like a brother to me.

Ese tío es como un hermano para mí.