pinta

[pin-tuh; Spanish peen-tah]

noun Pathology.

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

1815–25; < American Spanish, special use of Spanish pinta spot < Vulgar Latin *pincta, feminine of *pinctus, nasalized variant of Latin pictus, past participle of pingere to paint

Pinta

[pin-tuh; Spanish peen-tah]

noun

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

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Examples from the Web for pinta

Historical Examples of pinta

While on the coast of Cuba, Pinzon, the commander of the Pinta, deserted him.
Introductory American History
Henry Eldridge Bourne
Three days after the ships had set sail the Pinta lost her rudder.
Christopher Columbus and His Monument Columbia
Various
Pinta generally took the lead, I came next, and Wasara third.
The Land of the Long Night
Paul du Chaillu
The other two, the Pinta and Niña, had only decks fore and aft.
From Pole to Pole
Sven Anders Hedin
The Pinta, the best sailor of the three vessels, was leading.
Celebrated Travels and Travellers
Jules Verne

British Dictionary definitions for pinta

pinta

noun

a tropical infectious skin disease caused by the bacterium Treponema carateum and characterized by the formation of papules and loss of pigmentation in circumscribed areasAlso called: mal de pinto

Word Origin for pinta

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

pinta

noun

informal a pint of milk

Word Origin for pinta

C20: phonetic rendering of pint of

Pinta

noun

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

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pinta in Medicine

pinta

[pĭn′tə, pēn′tä]

n.

A contagious skin disease prevalent in tropical America, caused by the spirochete Treponema carateum and characterized by thickening and spotty discoloration of the skin.