tingo

Meaning

1. (conjugation-3) to wet, moisten, dip (in), impregnate (with); to smear; to dip, immerse
2. (conjugation-3) to give to drink, treat
3. (conjugation-3) to colour, dye, tinge

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈtɪŋ.ɡoː]

Etymology

From Proto-Italic *tengō, from Proto-Indo-European *teng- (“to soak, dip, make wet”). Cognate with Ancient Greek τέγγω (téngō, “to make wet”), English dunk.