noun, masculine/reˈkinto/plural: requintos
an additional fifth part taken (from an amount from which a fifth has already been taken); bidding for a fifth part of an already-auctioned/rented lease; an additional fifth part imposed on the natives of Peru on top of ordinary service, during the reign of Felipe II; requinto; a smaller, higher-pitched version of another instrument, e.g. a clarinet or guitar; music played with these instruments
Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Spanish re- Spanish quinto Spanish requinto From re- + quinto.