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Portuguese
Etymology
Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese tinger, from Latin tingere (“to dye”), from Proto-Indo-European *teng- (“to soak, dip”). Compare Galician tinxir.
Pronunciation
Verb
tingir (first-person singular present tinjo, first-person singular preterite tingi, past participle tingido)
- dye (to colour with dye)
- Antonyms: alvejar, desbotar, destingir
- to cause to have a certain colour
- Synonym: pintar
As margaridas tingem a sala de branco.- The daisies cause the room to be white.
- to blush (to redden in the face)
- Synonyms: corar, ficar vermelho, ruborizar
- to stain (coat a surface with a stain)
- Synonym: manchar
Conjugation