SINCE 1828
pintado
noun
pin·ta·do
| \ pin‧ˈtä(ˌ)dō\
plural pintados
or pintadoes
Definition of pintado
1
: a painted or printed chintz formerly made in India
2
or pintado petrel
: cape pigeon
3
or pintada \ -də \
[ pintado from American Spanish, from Spanish, past participle of pintar to paint, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin pinctare; pintada from American Spanish, from Spanish, feminine of pintado, past participle of pintar ]
: cero
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