pintado Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun large edible mackerel of temperate United States coastal Atlantic waters
    cero; Scomberomorus regalis; kingfish.

WordNet

Pin*ta"do noun
Etymology
Sp., painted, fr. pintar to paint.
Wordforms
plural Pintados
Definitions
  1. (Zoöl.) Any bird of the genus Numida. Several species are found in Africa. The common pintado, or Guinea fowl, the helmeted, and the crested pintados, are the best known. See Guinea fowl, under Guinea.

Webster 1913