chinto

Koasati

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Muskogean *¢inCtiCo. Cognate with Chickasaw sinti, Alabama chinto, Creek cetto, Choctaw sinti.

Noun

chinto

1. snake

Spanish

Etymology

From Pipil chiltik (“red”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃinto/ [ˈt͡ʃĩn̪.t̪o]
• Rhymes: -into
• Syllabification: chin‧to

Noun

chinto m (plural chintos)

1. (rustic, Honduras, El Salvador) menstruation

   Synonyms: menstruo, menstruación

2. (rustic, El Salvador) a heap of tortillas

Further reading

• “chinto”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10
• “chinto”, in Diccionario de americanismos [Dictionary of Americanisms] (in Spanish), Association of Academies of the Spanish Language [Spanish: Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española], 2010