pinta

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
7
Words With Friends
9
Letters
5
Pronunciation
/ˈpaɪnt.ə/
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/ˈpaɪnt.ə/ · /ˈpɪn.tə/ · /ˈpiːn.tə/

Definition of pinta

4 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (British, colloquial)A pint of milk.
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noun

  1. (British, colloquial)A pint of milk.
  2. (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.
  3. (slang, uncountable)prison

name

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

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Etymology

From the pronunciation of pint of milk. Compare cuppa.

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