No. 205 in Portuguese
tipo
"Tipo" in Portuguese means "type," "kind," "guy," or is used informally as "like" (filler word).
In a sentence
Eu gosto de vários tipos de música.
I like various types of music.
In this sentence, 'tipo' is used to refer to categories or kinds of something, specifically music genres.
Ela é o tipo de pessoa que sempre ajuda os outros.
She is the kind of person who always helps others.
Here, 'tipo' denotes a characteristic or category of person, describing human behavior traits.
Tipo, eu não sei o que você quer dizer.
Like, I don't know what you mean.
In this example, 'tipo' functions as a conversational filler or interjection, used to hesitate or think over what to say.
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