tição

See also: ticao, Ticao, and tǐcāo

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese tiçon, from Latin tītiōnem (“firebrand”).

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃiˈsɐ̃w̃/ [t͡ʃiˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /tiˈsɐ̃w̃/

• Rhymes: -ɐ̃w̃
• Hyphenation: ti‧ção

Noun

tição m (plural tições)

1. firebrand
2. ember, live coal
3. (Brazil, colloquial) very dirty person
4. (Brazil, colloquial, derogatory) very dark person

Related terms

• atiçar