requinto

Noun

1. (masculine) an additional fifth part taken (from an amount from which a fifth has already been taken)
2. (masculine) bidding for a fifth part of an already-auctioned/rented lease
3. (masculine) an additional fifth part imposed on the natives of Peru on top of ordinary service, during the reign of Felipe II
4. (masculine) requinto; a smaller, higher-pitched version of another instrument, e.g. a clarinet or guitar
5. (masculine) music played with these instruments
6. (masculine) riff, solo, run

Verb

first-person singular present indicative of requintar

requintar

1. to outdo; to better
2. to put the tuning up or down by five tones
3. (Bolivia, Peru) to insult; hurl abuse (at)

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Hyphenated as

re‧quin‧to

Pronounced as (IPA)

/reˈkinto/

Etymology

From re- + quinto.

Concepts

requinto

Synonyms

riff

instrumento cordófono