tití

Borrowed from Spanish tití.

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

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

• tití lleó

• “tití”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007

Borrowed from Aymara or Old Tupi, perhaps ultimately imitative.

tití m (plural titíes or titís)

1. titi (monkey)

• “tití”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024