チンタチンタMeanings1nounred wineusually written using kana alonerare termRare loanword from Portuguese 'tinto'; used in historical or specialized contexts. Modern Japanese normally uses 赤ワイン.from Portuguese (vinho) tintoSee also: 赤ワイン江え戸ど時じ代だいの文ぶん献けんには「チンタ」という言こと葉ばで赤あかワインが記しるされている。In Edo-period documents, red wine is recorded with the word 'chinta'.