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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024pin•ta (pin′tə; Sp. pēn′tä),USA pronunciation n. [Pathol.]- Pathologya nonvenereal treponematosis occurring chiefly in Central and South America, caused by Treponema carateum, characterized by spots of various colors on the skin.
- Vulgar Latin *pincta, feminine of *pinctus, nasalized variant of Latin pictus, past participle of pingere to paint
- American Spanish, special use of Spanish pinta spot
- 1815–25
- American Historyone of the three ships under the command of Columbus during his first voyage to America in 1492.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: pinta /ˈpɪntə/ n - a tropical infectious skin disease caused by the bacterium Treponema carateum and characterized by the formation of papules and loss of pigmentation in circumscribed areas
Also called: mal de pinto
Etymology: 19th Century: from American Spanish, from Spanish: spot, ultimately from Latin pictus painted, from pingere to paint pinta /ˈpaɪntə/ n - informal a pint of milk
Etymology: 20th Century: phonetic rendering of pint of |