tiñoso
Spanish, adjective/tiˈɲoso/
tiñoso is spelled T-I-Ñ-O-S-O (6 letters) and appears about once in every 24 million words in written Spanish, the 178,154th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Tiñoso is a Spanish adjective meaning “ringwormed” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Que padece la tiña (dermatofitosis de la piel; tipo de gusanillo que afecta las colmenas)”.
What does tiñoso mean in English?
adjective
- 1
ringwormed
- 2
stingy; tight; mean
- 3
scabby
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Que padece la tiña (dermatofitosis de la piel; tipo de gusanillo que afecta las colmenas). 2. Poco generoso, escaso o miserable, muy pobre. 3. Se aplica a alguien que gana con frecuencia en los juegos de azar.
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 tiñoso
- tiñosa feminine
- tiñosos masculine plural
- tiñosas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce tiñoso?
- /tiˈɲoso/
- [t̪iˈɲo.so]
- [t̪iˈɲoso]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is tiñoso in Spanish?
tiñoso appears about once in every 24 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).