pintar

/pinˈtaɾ/ · B1 · verb

to paint

🎨🖌️ pintar = paint + -ar: same Latin root as English paint and pigment

From Vulgar Latin pinctare, built on Latin pingere (to paint), the source of English paint, picture and pigment. Swap the English -t ending for the Spanish verb ending -ar: paint → pint-ar. A pintor is a painter; pintura is paint or a painting.

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