pintura

noun

pin·​tu·​ra

pin‧ˈtu̇rə

plural -s

: a symbolic or hieroglyphic manuscript of Mexico with colored characters and figures

Word History

Etymology

Spanish, painting, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin pinctura, alteration (influenced by assumed Vulgar Latin pinctus painted) of Latin pictura

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