pintón

See also: pinton, and pînton

Spanish

Etymology

From pintar (“to paint”).

Adjective

pintón (feminine pintona, masculine plural pintones, feminine plural pintonas)

1. attractive; handsome (with a connotation of relatively fair skin and wealth)
2. (of fruit) ripening

Noun

pintón m (plural pintones)

1. corn borer (Ostrinia)

Further reading

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