Painting (art form) in Spanish
Painting (art form) in Spanish is pintura (peen-TOO-rah). It's feminine: la pintura.
- Spanish
- la pintura
- Say it
- lah peen-TOO-rah
- Gender
- Feminine: la pintura
One of 30 words in Art Words in Spanish: learn them step by step and practise them all.
Spanish names for visual art forms
The other words in step 1 of Art Words in Spanish.
- el dibujodrawing (art form) · el dee-BOO-hoh
- la esculturasculpture · lah ehs-kool-TOO-rah
- el grabadoengraving · el grah-BAH-doh
- la acuarelawatercolor · lah ah-kwah-REH-lah
- el collagecollage · el koh-LAHSH
- el mosaicomosaic · el moh-SY-koh
- el muralmural · el moo-RAHL
- el retratoportrait · el rreh-TRAH-toh
- el bodegónstill life · el boh-deh-GOHN
Questions about pintura
How do you say painting (art form) in Spanish?
Painting (art form) in Spanish is la pintura.
How do you pronounce pintura?
Say it peen-TOO-rah. The syllable in capitals is stressed: TOO. This guide follows Latin American Spanish.
Is pintura masculine or feminine in Spanish?
pintura is feminine, so it takes la: la pintura.
What does pintura mean in English?
In English, la pintura means painting (art form).
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