PINTADO

cero, pintado, kingfish, Scomberomorus regalis

(noun) large edible mackerel of temperate United States coastal Atlantic waters

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

pintado (plural pintados or pintadoes)

A bird, the Cape petrel.

A fish, the cero.

(often, attributive) Chintz fabric.

Etymology

Proper noun

Pintado (plural Pintados)

A surname.

Noun

Pintado (plural Pintados or Pintadoes or Pintado)

(historical) A member of the tattooed indigenous people of Cebu during the Spanish occupation of the Philippines.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Pintado is the 20758th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1273 individuals. Pintado is most common among Hispanic/Latino (87.67%) and White (11.31%) individuals.

Source: Wiktionary


Pin*ta"do, n.; pl. Pintados. Etym: [Sp., painted, fr. pintar to paint.] (Zoöl.)

Definition: Any bird of the genus Numida. Several species are found in Africa. The common pintado, or Guinea fowl, the helmeted, and the crested pintados, are the best known. See Guinea fowl, under Guinea.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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27 January 2025

FISSILE

(adjective) capable of being split or cleft or divided in the direction of the grain; “fissile crystals”; “fissile wood”


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