tía

/ˈtia/ · A2 · noun · f

girlfriend

👩 tía = aunt; in Spain slang, any woman is an aunt, like saying chick

Literally aunt, from Latin thia (Greek theía). Colloquial Spain Spanish stretched the family word to mean any girl or woman, just as tío went from uncle to guy. Sounds like TEE-ah.

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