fino

Etymology

From Spanish fino (“fine”)

Noun

fino (plural finos)

1. The driest and palest type of traditional sherry.

Anagrams

• Info., ONFI, foin, info, info-

Verb

fino

1. first-person singular present indicative of finar

Etymology

Common Romance, from Latin finis.

Noun

fino (accusative singular finon, plural finoj, accusative plural finojn)

1. end, ending

Noun

fino (plural fini)

1. end

Etymology

From fine, from Latin fine, ablative of finis.

Preposition

fino

1. till, until, as far as

Adjective

fino (feminine singular fina, masculine plural fini, feminine plural fine)

1. thin, fine

Anagrams

• foni
• info

Etymology

From Old Portuguese fin, from Latin finis (“end”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰnh₂-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfi.nu/
• (South Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈfi.no/

Adjective

fino m (feminine singular fina, masculine plural finos, feminine plural finas, comparable)

1. thin (having little thickness)
2. slender; slim (having little body fat or flesh)
3. fine (of superior quality)
4. (of sound) high-pitched
5. exhibiting finesse; elegant; graceful

Noun

fino m (plural finos)

1. (Portugal, regional) draft beer (usually served in a small glass)

   Dois finos, por favor. ― Two small draft beers, please.

   • 2000, José de Melo, San Telmo, às quatro

     Cheio de traquejo da vida, a isso não se faria rogado, pois claro, o Palhais, entre o chamamento da moça de serviço e o consabido sorriso de beirão: - Vender, vender, do que nós precisamos é de beber um fino. O jovem, traga quatro finos, ...

Verb

fino

1. First-person singular (eu) present indicative of finar

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfino/

Etymology 1

From fin (“end”).

Etymology 2

See etymology on the main entry.

Further reading

• “fino” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.

Adverb

fino

1. finally, in the end