What does tinta in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word tinta in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use tinta in Spanish.

The word tinta in Spanish means ink, ink, red, black coffee, dark red, burgundy, dye, rivers of ink run, rivers of ink flow, on good authority, straight from the horses mouth, in its ink, inkjet printer, have on good faith, know on good authority, sweat blood, India ink, India ink, invisible ink. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word tinta

ink

nombre femenino (líquido para escribir)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Se acabó la tinta del bolígrafo ¿me dejas uno?
The pen's ink ran out, can you give me one?

ink

nombre femenino (líquido protector) (biological)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El calamar se defendió de su depredador con un chorro de tinta.
The squid defended itself from the predator by squirting ink.

red

nombre masculino (vino rojo) (wine)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Acompañaron la carne con un buen tinto de Rioja.
They paired the steak with a good red from Rioja.

black coffee

nombre masculino (VE, CO (café solo)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Todas las mañanas desayunaba un tinto.
Every morning he had black coffee for breakfast.

dark red, burgundy

adjetivo (rojo oscuro)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Se ha puesto de moda el color tinto en los trajes de noche.
ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. She was wearing a dark-red (or: burgundy) dress that was very flattering.

dye

verbo transitivo (dar otro color)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Tintaron los pantalones vaqueros en tres colores diferentes.
They dyed the jeans three different colors.

rivers of ink run, rivers of ink flow

locución verbal (caso: publicarse mucho) (figurative)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Corrieron ríos de tinta sobre el 14M.

on good authority

locución adverbial (de fuente confiable)

(adverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down.")

straight from the horses mouth

locución adjetiva (de fuente confiable) (figurative)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

in its ink

expresión (con la salsa de su tinta) (food)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
I love to eat octopus in its ink.

inkjet printer

nombre femenino (tipo de impresora)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Si tienes una impresora de inyección de tinta ahorras dinero.

have on good faith, know on good authority

locución verbal (tener información veraz)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Sé de buena tinta que habrá otra devaluación de la moneda.

sweat blood

locución verbal (coloquial (costar esfuerzo) (figurative)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Sudé tinta para hacer la tarea.

India ink

locución nominal femenina (tipo de tinta) (liquid)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La tinta china es un pigmento negro.
India ink is a black pigment.

India ink

locución nominal femenina (técnica artística)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
En la sala hay una hermosa pintura en tinta china.
There's a beautiful painting in the hall done in India ink.

invisible ink

nombre femenino (visible con reactivo)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Los espías se enviaban mensajes con tinta simpática.

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