pintado
Americannoun
plural
pintados, pintadoesEtymology
Origin of pintado
1595–1605; < Portuguese, past participle of pintar to paint < Vulgar Latin *pinctus painted. See pinta
Example Sentences
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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
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
At this time, we were in the latitude of 28° 6' S., and our longitude was 198° 23' E. Here we saw some pintado birds, being the first since we left the land.
From A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Volume 16 by Kerr, Robert
The common pintado, or Guinea fowl, the helmeted, and the crested pintados, are the best known.
From The Gutenberg Webster's Unabridged Dictionary Section P and Q by Project Gutenberg
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