Spanish Conversation · Level 58
74 words
Spanish word
pintura
Pronunciation
IPA/pinˈtuɾa/
Meaning
- feminine nounpainting
Example
La pintura está en el museo.
The painting is in the museum.
More examples
Compré una pintura para decorar la sala.
I bought a painting to decorate the living room.
Core concept
Picture created by applying pigment to a surface.
Common phrases
taller de pintura
painting workshop
pintura acrílica
acrylic painting
colección de pintura
collection of paintings
Similar words
cuadro: Serves as a framed or mounted flat artwork typically displayed on walls.
dibujo: Renders forms and ideas chiefly with pen or pencil lines.
obra: Acts as a work of art that an artist produces.
arte: Includes the wide range of human-made aesthetic activities and works.
Definition in Spanish
Material coloreado usado para cubrir o decorar superficies y, por extensión, la obra artística producida con ese material.
Word origin
The Spanish pintura derives from Latin pictūra, where the sense of 'painting' shifted from the action to both the paint substance and the produced picture.
Usage tips
- In practical contexts like a hardware store pintura usually means paint, so specify acrílica, esmalte, or another type when buying paint.
Other meanings
- picturenoun
- paintnoun
Related words
- pintorpainternoun
- pintadopaintedadjective