pin·ta (p n t , p ntä)n. A contagious skin disease prevalent in tropical America, caused by a spirochete (Treponema carateum) and marked by extreme thickening and spotty discoloration of the skin. [Spanish, painted mark, colored spot, from Vulgar Latin *p  ncta; see pint.] |
Pinta [ˈpɪntə]
n
(Historical Terms) the. one of the three ships commanded by Columbus on his first voyage to America (1492)
pinta1
n
(Medicine / Pathology) 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
[from American Spanish, from Spanish: spot, ultimately from Latin pictus painted, from pingere to paint]
pinta2
n
Informal a pint of milk
[phonetic rendering of pint of]
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