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pinta
1[ 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.
Pinta
2[ pin-tuh; Spanish peen-tah ]
noun
- one of the three ships under the command of Columbus during his first voyage to America in 1492.
pinta
1/ ˈpɪntə /
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 areas Also calledmal de pinto
pinta
2/ ˈpaɪntə /
noun
- informal.a pint of milk
Pinta
3/ ˈpɪntə /
noun
- the Pintaone of the three ships commanded by Columbus on his first voyage to America (1492)
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of pinta1
C19: from American Spanish, from Spanish: spot, ultimately from Latin pictus painted, from pingere to paint
Origin of pinta2
C20: phonetic rendering of pint of
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Example Sentences
At last, early one morning, a gun was fired from the Pinta, and all knew that land had been sighted.
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None being found, the lateen sails of the Pinta were altered into square sails.
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The owners of one of the vessels, the Pinta, threw all possible obstacles in the way of her being fitted out.
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The Pinta also sailed badly, her foremast being so defective that it could carry but little sail.
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His fear was that the Pinta had already foundered, and that his vessel would also go to the bottom.
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