pinta
Pronunciation Noun
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Pronunciation Noun
pinta (plural pintas)
Pronunciation Nounpinta (uncountable)
- A human skin disease endemic to Mexico, Central America, and South America, caused by infection with a spirochete, Treponema pallidum carateum, which is morphologically and serologically indistinguishable from the organism that causes syphilis.
- Spanish: pinta, mal de pinto
- IPA: /ˈpinta/
pinta (uncountable)
- (Chicano, slang) prison
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