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

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

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

The pintado is a southern bird, and of that temperate zone; for I never saw of them much to the northward of 30 degrees south.

From A Voyage to New Holland by Dampier, William

In the afternoon, our old companions the pintado peterels began to appear.

From A Voyage Towards the South Pole and Round the World Volume 2 by Cook, James

The cape petrel, or pintado bird; the small blue one, which is always seen at sea, and the small black one, or Mother Carey's chicken, are not here in great numbers.

From A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 15 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