tintura

Italian

Etymology

From Latin tinctūra.

Noun

tintura f (plural tinture)

1. colouring, dye
2. dyeing (the process)
3. tincture

Related terms

• tingere
• tinta, tinto
• tintoriale

References

• Pianigiani, Ottorino (1907), “tintura”, in Vocabolario etimologico della lingua italiana (in Italian), Rome: Albrighi & Segati

Anagrams

• nutrita, urtanti

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Portuguese

Alternative forms

• tinctura (obsolete)

Etymology

From Latin tinctūra, future active participle of tingō (“I moisten”).

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃĩ.ˈtu.ɾa/, /t͡ʃĩ.ˈtu.ɾɐ/
• Hyphenation: tin‧tu‧ra
• Rhymes: -uɾa

Noun

tintura f (plural tinturas)

1. tincture (alcoholic extract)
2. the act of dyeing

   Synonym: tingimento

3. tincture (pigment or other substance that colours or dyes)

   Synonyms: pigmento, tinta

Antonyms

• (act of dyeing): alvejamento, desbotamento

Related terms

• tingir
• tinta
• tinto
• tinturaria
• tintureiro

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Spanish

Etymology

From Latin tinctūra.

Noun

tintura f (plural tinturas)

1. colouring, dye
2. dyeing (the process)

Related terms

• tinta
• tinto
• teñir

Further reading

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