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English

Etymology

From Spanish fino (“fine”). Doublet of fine.

Noun

fino (plural finos)

1. The driest and palest type of traditional sherry.

Anagrams

• Info., ONFI, foin, info, info-

Asturian

Verb

fino

1. first-person singular present indicative of finar

Esperanto

Etymology

Common Romance, from Latin finis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?fino/
• Hyphenation: fi?no
• Rhymes: -ino
• Audio:

Noun

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

1. end, ending

Derived terms

• alfinigi (“to complete, bring to a conclusion”)
• finstacio (“terminus”)

Galician

Etymology

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

Adjective

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

1. thin (having little thickness)

   Synonym: delgado

   Antonym: groso

2. fine (consisting of especially minute particulate)
3. (of sound) high-pitched

   Synonym: agudo

4. fine (of superior quality)

Related terms

Further reading

• “fino” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.

Ido

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?fino/

Noun

fino (plural fini)

1. end

Italian

Etymology

From some such adjectival form as Vulgar Latin *f?nus, from Latin f?nis (“a boundary, limit”), whence Italian fine. The prepositional usage is directly paralleled in Latin f?ne, f?n? (“up to, as far as”).

Preposition

fino

1. till, until, as far as

Derived terms

Related terms

• sino

Adjective

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

1. thin, fine

   Synonyms: acuto, fine

Anagrams

• foni, info

Further reading

• fino in Collins Italian-English Dictionary
• fino in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
• fino in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• (South Brazil) IPA^(key): /?fi.no/
• Hyphenation: fi?no

Etymology 1

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

Adjective

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

1. thin (having little thickness)

   Synonyms: delgado, esguio

   Antonyms: espesso, grosso

2. slender; slim (having little body fat or flesh)

   Synonyms: delgado, esbelto, magro

   Antonyms: gordo, obeso

3. fine (of superior quality)
4. (of sound) high-pitched

   Synonym: agudo

   Antonym: grave

5. exhibiting finesse; elegant; graceful

Inflection

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:fino.

Derived terms

• grã-fino
• tirar um fino

Related terms

Noun

fino m (plural finos)

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

   Synonym: imperial

Etymology 2

From Late Latin Finnus, from Proto-Germanic *finnaz.

Adjective

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

1. Finnish (of or relating to Finland or Finns)

   Synonyms: finês, finlandês

Noun

fino m (plural finos)

1. Finn (Finnish person)

   Synonyms: finês, finlandês

Related terms

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the main entry.

Verb

fino

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

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:finar.

Further reading

• “fino” in iDicionário Aulete.
• “fino” in Dicionário inFormal.
• “fino” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
• “fino” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2021.
• “fino” in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa.
• “fino” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?fino/, [?fi.no]

Etymology 1

From fin (“end”).

Adjective

fino (feminine fina, masculine plural finos, feminine plural finas) (superlative finísimo)

1. fine (particularly slender)
2. fine (consisting of especially minute particulate)

Derived terms

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the main entry.

Verb

fino

1. First-person singular (yo) present indicative form of finir.

Further reading

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

Volapük

Etymology

From fin +? -o.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fi?no/

Adverb

fino

1. finally, in the end

English

Etymology

From Italian fico (“a fig”), from Latin f?cus. Doublet of fig.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?fa?k??/

Noun

fico (plural ficoes)

1. (archaic) a fig; an insignificant trifle
2. (archaic) a sign of contempt made with the fingers

Anagrams

• coif, foci

Catalan

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Valencian) IPA^(key): /?fi.ko/
• (Central) IPA^(key): /?fi.ku/

Verb

fico

1. first-person singular present indicative form of ficar

Italian

Etymology

From Latin f?cus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?fi.ko/
• Rhymes: -iko

Adjective

fico (feminine fica, masculine plural fichi, feminine plural fiche)

1. (slang) great, cool (admirable)

   Synonym: (Northern Italy) figo

Noun

fico m (plural fichi)

1. fig (fresh fruit and tree)
2. (slang) cool guy, bit of alright

Usage notes

Slang term becomes figo in Northern Italy.

Derived terms

Related terms

Anagrams

• foci

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /?fi?.ko?/, [?fi?ko?]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /?fi.ko/, [?fi?k?]

Noun

f?c?

1. dative/ablative singular of f?cus

References

• fico in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)

Portuguese

Pronunciation

Verb

fico

1. first-person singular (eu) present indicative of ficar

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?fiko/, [?fi.ko]

Verb

fico

1. First-person singular (yo) present indicative form of ficar.