variopinto

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Italian

Etymology

From vario +‎ pinto.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌva.rjoˈpin.to/[1]
  • Rhymes: -into
  • Hyphenation: va‧rio‧pìn‧to

Adjective

variopinto (feminine variopinta, masculine plural variopinti, feminine plural variopinte)

  1. multicolored, varicolored
    Synonyms: multicolore, policromo
  2. pied

Descendants

  • Spanish: variopinto

References

  1. ^ variopinto in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication

Further reading

  • variopinto in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian variopinto (multicoloured).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /baɾjoˈpinto/
  • Rhymes: -into
  • Syllabification: va‧rio‧pin‧to

Adjective

variopinto (feminine variopinta, masculine plural variopintos, feminine plural variopintas)

  1. multicoloured, colorful
    Synonym: abigarrado
  2. (figurative) motley, varied, diverse, eclectic
    Synonyms: multiforme, mezclado, diverso
    • 2020 July 6, Pablo Linde, “Mapa de los brotes: un cambio de fase, dos confinamientos y dos edificios en cuarentena”, in El País:
      Las soluciones, como da cuenta la enumeración anterior, son variopintas: no hay un número mínimo de casos para decidir un confinamiento, tampoco está tasada el área, todo depende de lo que los expertos en salud pública consideren necesario para contener al virus.
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  3. multifaceted

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