Pinto

See also: pinto, and pintó

English

Etymology

From Spanish pinto (“painted, mottled”), from the white speckled pattern they used to apply to their faces.

Noun

Pinto (plural Pintos or Pintoes)

1. A member of a mountain tribe of Native Americans living near Acapulco, Mexico.

Proper noun

Pinto

1. A municipality in Santiago del Ester, Argentina
2. A town in Ñuble Province, Biobío Region, Chile
3. A town in the autonomous community of Madrid, Spain

Anagrams

• Point, opt in, opt-in, pinot, piton, point, potin

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpĩ.tu/

• Rhymes: -ĩtu
• Homophone: pinto
• Hyphenation: Pin‧to

Proper noun

Pinto m or f

1. a surname

Spanish

Proper noun

Pinto m

1. Pinto (places)
2. a surname

Derived terms

• estar entre Pinto y Valdemoro
• pinteño

 

Further reading

• “Pinto”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28