Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

titi

/ˈtiːtiː/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.38 in modern English

Syllables
titi
IPA
/ˈtiːtiː/
4
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
2
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any New World monkey of the subfamily Callicebinae, native to South America, distinguished by their long soft fur.

noun

Mutton bird.

New Zealand usage

noun

A tree of the southern United States (Cliftonia monophylla) having glossy leaves and racemes of fragrant white flowers succeeded by one-seeded drupes.

noun

Any tree of the related genus Cyrilla.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Borrowed from Māori.

Usage

Inflected Forms

titis (plural)

Phrases

dusky titi Madidi titi monkey Orabassu titi Prince Bernhard's titi monkey red-bellied titi

Synonyms

black titi buckwheat tree ironwood white titi titi monkey sorrel tree sourwood oxydendrum arboreum

Rhymes With

treaty graffiti sweetie tahiti meaty tweety peaty rete ziti entreaty wheaty sleety

Questions

How do you pronounce titi?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈtiːtiː/.
What does titi mean?
Any New World monkey of the subfamily Callicebinae, native to South America, distinguished by their long soft fur.
Where does titi come from?
Borrowed from Māori.

How to pronounce titi

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  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling (/ˈtiːtiː/) so you know which sounds to aim for.
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