títere
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃi.te.ɾi/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃi.te.ɾe/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈti.tɨ.ɾɨ/
- Hyphenation: tí‧te‧re
Noun
títere m (plural títeres)
- puppet, marionette
- Synonym: marionete
- (figurative) puppet (person or organisation controlled by another)
Spanish
Etymology
Onomatopoeic; compare Catalan titella.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtiteɾe/ [ˈt̪i.t̪e.ɾe]
Audio (Colombia): (file) - Rhymes: -iteɾe
- Syllabification: tí‧te‧re
Noun
títere m (plural títeres)
- puppet
- marionette
- Synonym: marioneta
- (Internet) sock puppet (An alternative pseudonymous online account)
Derived terms
Further reading
- “títere”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025