tití

See also: titi, Titi, títí, tí ti, and tí tị

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish tití.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic, Valencian) [tiˈti]

Noun

tití m (plural titís)

1. a common name for various species in the family Callitrichidae and the subfamily Callicebinae, corresponding to the English terms titi, marmoset and tamarin

Derived terms

• tití lleó

Further reading

• “tití” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Aymara or Old Tupi, perhaps ultimately imitative.

Noun

tití m (plural titís or titíes)

1. titi (monkey)

Further reading

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