aguatinta
Spanish, noun[aɣ̞waˈt̪ĩn̪t̪a]
aguatinta is spelled A-G-U-A-T-I-N-T-A (9 letters) and appears about once in every 26 million words in written Spanish, the 185,934th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Aguatinta is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “aquatint” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Técnica del grabado calcográfico en la que se cubre la plancha con arena o resina, que se adhiere mediante…”.
What does aguatinta mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineaquatint
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Técnica del grabado calcográfico en la que se cubre la plancha con arena o resina, que se adhiere mediante calor, y se dibuja con pincel mojado en tinta especial el motivo que se desea reproducir, sometiendo finalmente la plancha a la acción del aguafuerte. 2. Obra realizada con esta técnica.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of aguatinta
- aguatintas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce aguatinta?
- [aɣ̞waˈt̪ĩn̪t̪a]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is aguatinta in Spanish?
aguatinta appears about once in every 26 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).