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Webster's 1913 Dictionary

REQUIN

Re "quin (r "kwn ), n. Etym: [F., fr. reqiem a Mass sung for the dead. See Requiem. ] (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: The man-eater, or white shark (Carcharodon carcharias ); -- so called on account of its causing requiems to be sung.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

requinto

re quin to |rāˈkēntō reɪˈkintoʊ | ▶noun ( pl. requintos ) (in Spanish-speaking regions ) a small guitar, typically tuned a fifth higher than a standard guitar. ORIGIN Spanish, literally ‘second fifth subtracted from a quantity. ’

 

Oxford Dictionary

requinto

requinto |rɛˈkɪntəʊ | ▶noun ( pl. requintos ) (in Spanish-speaking countries ) a small guitar, typically tuned a fifth higher than a standard guitar. ORIGIN Spanish, literally ‘second fifth subtracted from a quantity ’.

 

French Dictionary

requin

requin n. m. nom masculin 1 Poisson très vorace. : Le requin bleu et le requin blanc sont féroces. 2 figuré Personne cupide. : Les requins de la finance. SYNONYME rapace ; vautour .

 

Spanish Dictionary

requintada

requintada nombre femenino Perú Insulto o provocación verbal .

 

requintar

requintar verbo transitivo Perú Insultar a una persona provocándola con palabras .

 

requinto

requinto nombre masculino 1 Guitarra pequeña de solo cuatro cuerdas :el requinto se puede rasgar o puntear .SINÓNIMO guitarrillo, guitarro .2 Clarinete pequeño y de tono agudo, empleado en las bandas de música .mandar a los requintos Méx coloquial Rechazar sin miramientos y de forma tajante a una persona o una cosa .