A2 — Elementarynoun
tipo
type; kind; guy (informal)
Synonyms (≈ similar meaning)
generesortaspecieindividuotizio
Usage note
'Tipo' informally means 'guy' ('è un tipo simpatico' = he's a nice guy). 'Tipo…' at the start of a sentence is a filler word like 'like' in English (colloquial youth speech).
Example
"Che tipo di musica ascolti di solito?"
"What type of music do you usually listen to?"
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