fino

See also: Fino, finó, and f-ino

English

Etymology

From Spanish fino (“fine”)

Noun

fino (plural finos)

1. The driest and palest type of traditional sherry.

Anagrams

• Info., ONFI, foin, info, info-

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Asturian

Verb

fino

1. first-person singular present indicative of finar

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Esperanto

Etymology

Common Romance, from Latin finis.

Noun

fino (accusative singular finon, plural finoj, accusative plural finojn)

1. end, ending

Derived terms

• alfinigi (“to complete, bring to a conclusion”)
• finstacio (“terminus”)

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Ido

Noun

fino (plural fini)

1. end

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Italian

Etymology

From fine, from Latin fine, ablative of finis.

Preposition

fino

1. till, until, as far as

Related terms

• fino a
• finora

Adjective

fino (feminine singular fina, masculine plural fini, feminine plural fine)

1. thin, fine

Synonyms

• acuto
• fine

Anagrams

• foni
• info

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Portuguese fin, from Latin finis (“end”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰnh₂-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfi.nu/
• (South Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈfi.no/

Adjective

fino m (feminine singular fina, masculine plural finos, feminine plural finas, comparable)

1. thin (having little thickness)
2. slender; slim (having little body fat or flesh)
3. fine (of superior quality)
4. (of sound) high-pitched
5. exhibiting finesse; elegant; graceful

Inflection

Inflection of fino

	singular		plural
	masculine	feminine	masculine	feminine
positive	fino	fina	finos	finas
comparative	mais fino	mais fina	mais finos	mais finas
superlative	o mais fino finíssimo	a mais fina finíssima	os mais finos finíssimos	as mais finas finíssimas
augmentative	—	—	—	—
diminutive	fininho	fininha	fininhos	fininhas

Quotations

For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:fino.

Synonyms

• (thin): delgado, esguio
• (slim): delgado, esbelto, magro
• (high-pitched): agudo

Antonyms

• (thin): espesso, grosso
• (slim): gordo, obeso
• (high-pitched): grave

Derived terms

• grã-fino
• tirar um fino

Related terms

• afinar
• fim
• final
• fineza
• finura

Noun

fino m (plural finos)

2. (Portugal, regional) draft beer (usually served in a small glass)

   Dois finos, por favor. ― Two small draft beers, please.

   • 2000, José de Melo, San Telmo, às quatro

     Cheio de traquejo da vida, a isso não se faria rogado, pois claro, o Palhais, entre o chamamento da moça de serviço e o consabido sorriso de beirão: - Vender, vender, do que nós precisamos é de beber um fino. O jovem, traga quatro finos, ...

Verb

fino

1. First-person singular (eu) present indicative of finar

Quotations

For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:finar.

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Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfino/

Etymology 1

From fin (“end”).

Adjective

fino (feminine singular fina, masculine plural finos, feminine plural finas) (superlative finísimo)

1. fine (particularly slender)
2. fine (consisting of especially minute particulate)

Derived terms

• afinar
• fineza
• finura

Etymology 2

See etymology on the main entry.

Verb

fino

1. First-person singular (yo) present indicative form of finir.

Further reading

• “fino” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.

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Volapük

Adverb

fino

1. finally, in the end