tingir

Meaning

dye (to colour with dye)
to cause to have a certain colour
to blush (to redden in the face)
to stain (coat a surface with a stain)

dye

Opposite of

alvejar, desbotar, destingir

صَبَغَ

Pronounced as (IPA)

/t͡ʃĩˈʒi(ʁ)/

Inherited from Latin

tingō

Cognate with Galician

tinxir

In summary

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese tinger, from Latin tingere (“to dye”), from Proto-Indo-European *teng- (“to soak, dip”). Compare Galician tinxir.

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