pintado

American  

[pin-tah-doh] / pɪnˈtɑ doʊ /

Also pintada

noun

plural

pintados, pintadoes

1. cero.

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Etymology

Origin of pintado

1595–1605; < Portuguese, past participle of pintar to paint < Vulgar Latin *pinctus painted. See pinta

Example Sentences

Había decenas de trofeos en una pared y, en otra, alguien había colgado un alegre cartel pintado a mano con el nombre del conjunto: “Mariachi Cascabel”.

From New York Times • Nov. 5, 2022

Hoy, Waggoner está feliz de tener un trabajo nuevo - pero no logra reflejar el panorama pintado color de rosa de las últimas estadísticas económicas para el Condado de Miami-Dade.

From Washington Times • May 23, 2015

If you choose to take a shot-gun to-morrow you will find pintado, pigeons, parrots, ducks and geese abundant, only beware of the caiman, for the rivers literally swarm with them.

From The Ruined Cities of Zululand by Walmsley, Hugh Mulleneux

They wear turbans on their heads, the upper parts of their bodies being naked; but, from the waist downwards, they have a pintado, or a silken wrapper, trailing on the ground.

From A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 10 Arranged in systematic order: Forming a complete history of the origin and progress of navigation, discovery, and commerce, by sea and land, from the earliest ages to the present time. by Kerr, Robert

Of the pintado birds, our people, as I have before observed, caught no less than seven hundred in one night.

From A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 12 Arranged in Systematic Order: Forming a Complete History of the Origin and Progress of Navigation, Discovery, and Commerce, by Sea and Land, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time by Kerr, Robert