requinto
Spanish, noun
requinto is spelled R-E-Q-U-I-N-T-O (8 letters) and appears about once in every 11 million words in written Spanish, the 126,596th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Requinto is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “an additional fifth part taken (from an amount from which a fifth has already been taken)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a first-person singular present indicative of requintar. With an accent, requintó is a different word: “third-person singular preterite indicative of requintar”. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Segundo quinto que se saca de una cantidad de que se habia extraído ya la quinta parte”.
What does requinto mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinean additional fifth part taken (from an amount from which a fifth has already been taken)
- 2
masculinebidding for a fifth part of an already-auctioned/rented lease
- 3
masculinean additional fifth part imposed on the natives of Peru on top of ordinary service, during the reign of Felipe II
- 4
masculinerequinto; a smaller, higher-pitched version of another instrument, e.g. a clarinet or guitar
- 5
masculinemusic played with these instruments
- 6
masculineriff, solo, run
noun
- 1
femininemasculinemusician who plays the requinto
verb
- 1
first-person singular present indicative of requintar
verb
- 1
third-person singular preterite indicative of requintar
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Segundo quinto que se saca de una cantidad de que se habia extraído ya la quinta parte. 2. Puja de la quinta parte en las subastas y arrendamientos. 3. Quinta parte de recargo sobre la contribución ordinaria, que pagaban antiguamente los indios del Perú. 4. Especie de clarinete pequeño de sonido agudo.
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 requinto
- requintos plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How common is requinto in Spanish?
requinto appears about once in every 11 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).