retinto
Portuguese, adjective/ʁeˈt͡ʃĩ.tu/
retinto is spelled R-E-T-I-N-T-O (7 letters) and appears about once in every 44 million words in written Portuguese, the 187,594th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Retinto is a Portuguese adjective meaning “dark, inky (of a colour)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “que se retingiu, que adquiriu nova cor”.
What does retinto mean in English?
adjective
- 1
dark, inky (of a colour)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. que se retingiu, que adquiriu nova cor 2. de cor muito escura 3. diz-se do touro que possui pelos negros e luzidios 4. convicto
noun: 1. cor muito escura 2. indivíduo negro de pele bastante escura
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of retinto
- retinta feminine
- retintos masculine plural
- retintas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce retinto?
- Brazil /ʁeˈt͡ʃĩ.tu/
- Brazil [heˈt͡ʃĩ.tu]
- /ʁeˈt͡ʃĩ.tu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is retinto in Portuguese?
retinto appears about once in every 44 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).