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)

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)

titi (monkey)

Further reading

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

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