Pintura

paint; paintingnoun

Alternative meanings

paint, as a material
painting, as an artwork
color applied to a surface
the act or result of painting, depending on context

Pronunciation

pin-TOO-rah

Root and affixes

Borrowed from Spanish “pintura,” used in Cebuano for paint or painting. It is related to pintal, a common form for paint or to paint.

Variants or conjugations

pintura = paint / painting
pintal = paint or to paint
pintor = painter
pintado = painted
gipinturahan = was painted / had paint applied

Related words and expressions

pintal = paint / to paint
pintor = painter
kolor = color
dibuho = drawing
arte = art
paril = wall
balay = house

Meaning and usage notes

Use pintura for paint as a material or for a painting as an artwork. For the action “to paint,” pintal or magpintal is often more direct. If you mean an artistic picture, you can clarify artwork or drawing depending on the context.