tingir

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Portuguese tingir, from Latin tingere, present active infinitive of tingō (I dye), from Proto-Indo-European *teng- (to soak, dip).

Pronunciation

  • (Paulista) IPA(key): /t͡ʃĩ.ˈʒi(ɹ)/
  • (South Brazil) IPA(key): /t͡ʃĩ.ˈʒi(ɻ)/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /tĩ.ˈʒiɾ/
  • Hyphenation: tin‧gir

Verb

tingir (first-person singular present indicative tinjo, past participle tingido)

  1. dye (to colour with dye)
  2. to cause to have a certain colour
    As margaridas tingem a sala de branco.
    The daisies cause the room to be white.
  3. to blush (to redden in the face)
  4. to stain (coat a surface with a stain)

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