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Galician
Etymology
Attested since circa 1300. From Latin tinctūra.
Pronunciation
Noun
tintura f (plural tinturas)
- tincture (alcoholic extract)
- the act of dyeing
- tincture (pigment or other substance that colours or dyes)
- Synonyms: pigmento, tinta
References
- Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “tintura”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “tyntura”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “tintura”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “tintura”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
Italian
Etymology
From Latin tinctūra.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tinˈtu.ra/
- Rhymes: -ura
- Hyphenation: tin‧tù‧ra
Noun
tintura f (plural tinture)
- colouring/coloring, dye
- dyeing (the process)
- tincture
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Anagrams
Portuguese
Etymology
From Latin tinctūra, future active participle of tingō (“to moisten”).
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -uɾɐ
- Hyphenation: tin‧tu‧ra
Noun
tintura f (plural tinturas)
- tincture (alcoholic extract)
- the act of dyeing
- Synonym: tingimento
- Antonyms: alvejamento, desbotamento
- tincture (pigment or other substance that colours or dyes)
- Synonyms: pigmento, tinta
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tinˈtuɾa/
- Rhymes: -uɾa
- Syllabification: tin‧tu‧ra
Etymology 1
From Latin tinctūra.
Noun
tintura f (plural tinturas)
- colouring, dye
- dyeing (the process)
Derived terms
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
tintura
- inflection of tinturar:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
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