pinta

[ pin-tuh; Spanish peen-tah ]

nounPathology.
  1. a nonvenereal treponematosis occurring chiefly in Central and South America, caused by Treponema carateum, characterized by spots of various colors on the skin.

Origin of pinta

1
First recorded in 1815–25; from South American Spanish, special use of Spanish pinta “spot,” from Vulgar Latin pincta, (unattested) feminine of pinctus (unattested), nasalized variant of Latin pictus, past participle of pingere “to paint

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Other definitions for Pinta (2 of 2)

Pinta
[ pin-tuh; Spanish peen-tah ]

noun
  1. one of the three ships under the command of Columbus during his first voyage to America in 1492.

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How to use pinta in a sentence

  • At last, early one morning, a gun was fired from the pinta, and all knew that land had been sighted.

    Discoverers and Explorers | Edward R. Shaw
  • None being found, the lateen sails of the pinta were altered into square sails.

    Notable Voyagers | W.H.G. Kingston and Henry Frith
  • The owners of one of the vessels, the pinta, threw all possible obstacles in the way of her being fitted out.

    Notable Voyagers | W.H.G. Kingston and Henry Frith
  • The pinta also sailed badly, her foremast being so defective that it could carry but little sail.

    Notable Voyagers | W.H.G. Kingston and Henry Frith
  • His fear was that the pinta had already foundered, and that his vessel would also go to the bottom.

    Notable Voyagers | W.H.G. Kingston and Henry Frith

British Dictionary definitions for pinta (1 of 3)

pinta1

/ (ˈpɪntə) /


noun
  1. 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

Origin of pinta

1
C19: from American Spanish, from Spanish: spot, ultimately from Latin pictus painted, from pingere to paint

British Dictionary definitions for pinta (2 of 3)

pinta2

/ (ˈpaɪntə) /


noun
  1. informal a pint of milk

Origin of pinta

2
C20: phonetic rendering of pint of

British Dictionary definitions for Pinta (3 of 3)

Pinta

/ (ˈpɪntə) /


noun
  1. the Pinta one of the three ships commanded by Columbus on his first voyage to America (1492)

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