matiz

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Spanish matiz.

Pronunciation

 

Noun

matiz m (plural matizes)

  1. hue (color or shade of color; tint; dye)
  2. (by extension) nuance
    Synonyms: nuança, tom, tonalidade

References


Further reading

Spanish

Etymology

Back-formation from matizar.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /maˈtiθ/ [maˈt̪iθ]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America) /maˈtis/ [maˈt̪is]
  • (Spain) Rhymes: -iθ
  • (Latin America) Rhymes: -is
  • Syllabification: ma‧tiz

Noun

matiz m (plural matices)

  1. hue
    • 2006, Alvaro Puig (J.), Recetas con aceite de oliva, Imaginador (→ISBN)
      Su color es amarillo con matices verdes, y su aroma recuerda al pasto recién cortado.
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  2. (also figurative) nuance, overtone
    • 2006, Ángeles Gervilla Castillo, El currículo de educación infantil: aspectos básicos, Narcea Ediciones, →ISBN, page 23:
      No obstante, han sido muchas las corrientes surgidas en este pequeño período de tiempo, todas ellas debido a concepciones de valor diferentes, con matices diferenciales distintos, según el campo filosófico y psicológico de procedencia.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Descendants

  • Catalan: matís
  • Portuguese: matiz

Further reading

Turkish

Etymology

From Greek μέθυσος (méthysos).

Adjective

matiz

  1. (slang) extremely drunk, drunkard
  2. stoned

See also