No. 11,238 in Catalan
tipes
"Tipes" means "chick" or "gal" in informal Catalan, referring to a woman or girl.
In a sentence
Aquella noia estava molt orgullosa, era de les tipes més populars de l'escola.
That girl was very proud, she was one of the most popular women in the school.
The term 'tipes' is used colloquially to refer to a class or type of women, often in a grouped manner.
Aquest restaurant està ple de tipes que venen a menjar després de fer exercici.
This restaurant is full of women who come to eat after exercising.
Here 'tipes' acts as a colloquial substitute for 'women' or 'ladies', often used when referring to a specific behavioral context.
La novel·la tracta de diferents tipes de persones que troben noves formes de viure.
The novel is about different types of people finding new ways to live.
In this sentence, 'tipes' makes use of its general meaning as 'types', referring to categories or groups of people based on attributes.
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