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pinta¹

  • /ˈpaɪnt.ə/

Where it comes from

From the pronunciation of pint of milk. Compare cuppa.

noun pintas

  1. UK, colloquial A pint of milk.

pinta²

  • /ˈpɪn.tə/

Rhymes with -ɪntə

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Spanish pinta.

noun

  1. uncountable A human skin disease endemic to Mexico, Central America, and South America, caused by infection with a spirochete, Treponema pallidum carateum, which is morphologically and serologically indistinguishable from the organism that causes syphilis.

pinta³

  • /ˈpiːn.tə/
  • /ˈpɪn.tə/

Rhymes with -ɪntə

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Spanish.

noun

  1. slang, uncountable prison

Pinta⁴

proper noun

  1. An island in Ecuador, one of the Galapagos Islands.

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Españolpinta, mal de pinto

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"pinta." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/pinta. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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pinta. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/pinta

Chicago

"pinta." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/pinta.

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@misc{pinta_2026,
  title = {pinta},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pinta},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}