ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Pinta

Definition & Meaning

Pronunciation /ˈpaɪnt.ə/ · Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Pinta is a noun meaning (British, colloquial) A pint of milk.

Meaning

(British, colloquial) A pint of milk.

More Meanings

  1. (Chicano, slang) prison
  2. 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.

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Related Words

Related dictionary entries include pint, half-pint, pinter, gage, pintglass, panshon.

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