pinta
noun (1)
pin·ta
| \ ˈpin-tə
, -ˌtä\
, -ˌtä\
Definition of pinta
(Entry 1 of 2)
: a chronic skin disease that is endemic in tropical America, that occurs successively as an initial papule, a generalized eruption, and a patchy loss of pigment, and that is caused by a treponemal spirochete (Treponema careteum) morphologically indistinguishable from the causative agent of syphilis
pinta
noun (2)
\ ˈpīn-tə
\
\
Definition of pinta (Entry 2 of 2)
British
: a pint of milk
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pinta
noun
pin·ta
| \ ˈpint-ə, ˈpin-ˌtä
\
\
Medical Definition of pinta
: a chronic skin disease that is endemic in tropical America, that occurs successively as an initial papule, a generalized eruption, and a patchy loss of pigment, and that is caused by a spirochete of the genus Treponema (T. careteum) morphologically indistinguishable from the causative agent of syphilis
— called also mal del pinto, pinto