pintado

American  

[pin-tah-doh] / pɪnˈtɑ doʊ /

Also pintada

noun

plural

pintados, pintadoes

1. cero.

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Etymology

Origin of pintado

1595–1605; < Portuguese, past participle of pintar to paint < Vulgar Latin *pinctus painted. See pinta

Example Sentences

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 last pintado left us 240 miles within the tropics to follow an outward-bound vessel.

From Narrative of the Voyage of H.M.S. Rattlesnake, Commanded By the Late Captain Owen Stanley, R.N., F.R.S. Etc. During the Years 1846-1850. Including Discoveries and Surveys in New Guinea, the Louisiade Archipelago, Etc. to Which Is Added the Account of Mr. E.B. Kennedy's Expedition for the Exploration of the Cape York Peninsula. By John Macgillivray, F.R.G.S. Naturalist to the Expedition. — Volume 2 by MacGillivray, John

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

In the afternoon, our old companions the pintado peterels began to appear.

From A Voyage Towards the South Pole and Round the World Volume 2 by Cook, James