Tinto (en. Red)

/'tinto/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish

noun

Any drink or food that has a dark red color.

The sauce was very tasty and had a red appearance.

La salsa estaba muy rica y tenía un aspecto tinto.

Red wine made from red grapes.

I enjoy having a glass of red wine with dinner.

Me gusta disfrutar de una copa de tinto con la cena.

From Latin 'tinctus', the participle of the verb 'tingere', which means to dye.

red wines

Variety of wines made with red grapes.

vinos tintos

to have a drink

Colloquially, to make wine or an alcoholic beverage.

hacer un tinto

wine

An alcoholic drink made from the fermentation of grapes.

vino

grapes

The fruit of the vine, used to make wine.

uvas

blood

Vital fluid in humans, metaphorically associated with the red color.

sangre

Red wine in an informal or colloquial context.

Let's have a glass of red wine on the terrace.

Vamos a tomarnos un tinto en la terraza.

It refers to an intense or emotionally charged situation.

That discussion was intense, but in the end, we resolved it.

Esa discusión fue un tinto, pero al final lo resolvimos.