pinta

¹ American  

[pin-tuh, peen-tah] / ˈpɪn tə, ˈpin tɑ /

noun

Pathology.

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

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Pinta ² American  

[pin-tuh, peen-tah] / ˈpɪn tə, ˈpin tɑ /

noun

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

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Pinta ¹ British  

/ ˈpɪntə /

noun

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

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pinta ² British  

/ ˈpɪntə /

noun

1. Also called: mal de pinto.  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

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pinta ³ British  

/ ˈpaɪntə /

noun

1. informal a pint of milk

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Etymology

Origin of pinta

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 ”

Example Sentences

A fourth treponemal disease, pinta, is caused by Treponema carateum or Treponema pallidum subsp. carateum.

From Science Daily

No complete genome of the pathogen responsible for pinta has yet been recovered, which leaves questions about its evolutionary relationships and classification.

From Science Daily

"One possibility is that we uncovered an ancient form of the pathogen that causes pinta, which we know little about, but is known to be endemic in Central to South America and causes symptoms localized to the skin," said Anna-Sapfo Malaspinas at the University of Lausanne and group leader at the SIB Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics.

From Science Daily

He said the body of Nattapong Pinta was retrieved during a special operation in the Rafah area of southern Gaza on Friday.

From BBC

“The allegations concern events from over 40 years ago, in the early days of artificial insemination,” Pinta said in a written statement.

From Seattle Times