tíner

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from English (paint) thinner.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃĩ.neʁ/ [ˈt͡ʃĩ.neh]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃĩ.neʁ/ [ˈt͡ʃĩ.neh]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃĩ.neɾ/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃĩ.neʁ/ [ˈt͡ʃĩ.neχ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃi.neɻ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈti.nɛɾ/

Noun

tíner m (plural tíneres)

1. (Brazil, Mozambique) paint thinner

   Synonym: (Portugal) diluente

References

• “tíner”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025
• “tíner”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025
• “tíner”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from English (paint) thinner.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtineɾ/ [ˈt̪i.neɾ]
• Rhymes: -ineɾ
• Syllabification: tí‧ner

Noun

tíner m (uncountable)

1. paint thinner

Further reading

• “tíner”, 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