pintada

graffiti; guinea fowl

noun peen-TAH-dah Rare

Usage Note

Pintada has two unrelated senses: in everyday urban life it means graffiti or a painted wall slogan, while in zoology it is the guinea fowl. Both noun senses are feminine. The related adjective pintado / pintada means 'painted' or 'speckled', and context almost always disambiguates the two nouns.

Examples

"Las pintadas del muro desaparecieron pronto."

Natural Translation

The graffiti on the wall disappeared quickly.

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