pinta

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Etymology 1

From the pronunciation of pint of milk.

Pronunciation

• enPR: pīntʹə, IPA: /ˈpaɪnt.ə/

Noun

pinta (plural pintas)

1. (British, colloquial) A pint of milk.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Spanish pinta.

Pronunciation

• enPR: pĭnʹtə, IPA: /ˈpɪn.tə/

Noun

pinta (uncountable)

1. 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.

Translations

• Spanish: pinta, mal de pinto

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Spanish -.

Pronunciation

• enPR: pēnʹtə, pĭnʹtə, IPA: /ˈpiːn.tə/, /ˈpɪn.tə/

Noun

pinta (uncountable)

1. (Chicano, slang) prison

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