tinta; tinto
[TEEN-tah; TEEN-toh]
Spanish and Portuguese for "red." Tinta is the feminine form; tinto, the masculine. Both words are often used in the name of red-grape varieties like TINTA AMARELA and TINTA MADEIRA.
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