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tinta

tinta noun: a kind of wine of a deep red color, chiefly from Galicia or Malaga in Spain.

Noun

tinta (countable and uncountable, plural tintas)

  1. (archaic) A kind of wine of a deep red color, chiefly from Galicia or Malaga in Spain.
    Synonyms:
    tent wine
  2. Tinta roriz; tempranillo.
  3. Tinta barroca; a grape variety used in the production of Portuguese port wine.
  4. Tinta Francesa; cabernet franc.
  5. Tinta miúda; a lesser-known grape variety that is used in blends of some Portuguese wines.

Synonyms of tinta

Forms of tinta

pluraltintas

Origin of tinta

Borrowed from Spanish tinta. Doublet of tint.

Questions about tinta

What does tinta mean?
Tinta means a kind of wine of a deep red color, chiefly from Galicia or Malaga in Spain.
What part of speech is tinta?
Tinta is a noun.
What is the plural of tinta?
The plural of tinta is tintas.

Words near tinta in the dictionary

  1. tint
  2. tint block
  3. tint blocks
  4. tint tool
  5. tint tools
  6. tinta
  7. tintability
  8. tintable
  9. tintabulation
  10. tintabulations
  11. tintack

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