Contionary:tito

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Ganymedian

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From toto +‎ -ito. Sense 2 is calqued from Spanish mijo.

Noun

tito class I/II (plural watito or titosi)

  1. baby, child, son, daughter
    Tito mi ten 3 añosi.
    My child is 3 years old.
  2. (childish, endearing) my child, my son, my daughter
  3. (colloquial) bro, man, dawg

Etymology 2

Probably in analogy with diminutive suffix -ito. Sense 3 and 4 derived from the idea of having a short penis.

Adjective

tito

  1. small
    Wachawa ni tito.
    Lice are small.
  2. short, narrow
    Synonym: nene
    Chika tani tito tempote; bili ya wazazi ye ni tito també.
    The girl was always short; both her parents were also short.
  3. (colloquial, vulgar) sexually inept
  4. (colloquial) chicken, cowardly, weak

Derived terms