Polyglot Dictionary

teñir

/teˈɲiɾ/

verb B2

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (yo)
tiño
preterite (yo)
teñí
past participle
teñido

Meaning

  1. to dye

    • Se tiñó el pelo de rojo.

      She dyed her hair red.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

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Portuguese

tingir

tingir is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to dye."

Practice

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