pintado

noun

pin·​ta·​do

pin‧ˈtä(ˌ)dō

plural pintados or pintadoes

1

: a painted or printed chintz formerly made in India

2

or pintado petrel : cape pigeon

3

or pintada

-də

[pintado from American Spanish, from Spanish, past participle of pintar to paint, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin pinctare; pintada from American Spanish, from Spanish, feminine of pintado, past participle of pintar] : cero

Word History

Etymology

Portuguese, from past participle of pintar to paint, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin pinctare, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin pinctus painted

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