pinta

See also: pintá and pintà

English

Etymology 1

From the pronunciation of pint o' milk. Compare cuppa.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) enPR: pīntʹə, IPA(key): /ˈpaɪnt.ə/

Noun

pinta (plural pintas)

  1. (Britain, colloquial) A pint of milk.
Translations

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • (UK) enPR: pĭntʹə, IPA(key): /ˈpɪnt.ə/

Noun

pinta (uncountable)

  1. 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.

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Spanish.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpinta/

Noun

pinta (uncountable)

  1. (Chicano, slang) prison

Anagrams

Catalan

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Latin pecten, pectinem.

Noun

pinta f (plural pintes)

  1. comb
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From the feminine of Vulgar Latin pinctus, from Latin pictus, past participle of pingō (“I paint”).

Noun

pinta f (plural pintes)

  1. appearance, look
Synonyms

Etymology 3

Verb

pinta

  1. third-person singular present indicative form of pintar
  2. second-person singular imperative form of pintar

Further reading

Czech

Noun

pinta f

  1. pint (unit of volume)

Further reading

  • pinta in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • pinta in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *spinda-. Compare Old English spind. Cognate to Estonian pind.

Noun

pinta

  1. surface

Declension

Inflection of pinta (Kotus type 9/kala, nt-nn gradation)
nominative pinta pinnat
genitive pinnan pintojen
partitive pintaa pintoja
illative pintaan pintoihin
singular plural
nominative pinta pinnat
accusative nom. pinta pinnat
gen. pinnan
genitive pinnan pintojen
pintainrare
partitive pintaa pintoja
inessive pinnassa pinnoissa
elative pinnasta pinnoista
illative pintaan pintoihin
adessive pinnalla pinnoilla
ablative pinnalta pinnoilta
allative pinnalle pinnoille
essive pintana pintoina
translative pinnaksi pinnoiksi
instructive — pinnoin
abessive pinnatta pinnoitta
comitative — pintoineen

Derived terms

  • pinnoittaa

Anagrams

French

Pronunciation

Verb

pinta

  1. third-person singular past historic of pinter

Galician

Verb

pinta

  1. third-person singular present indicative of pintar
  2. second-person singular imperative of pintar

Indonesian

Noun

pinta

  1. request

Verb

pinta

  1. to ask

Italian

Noun

pinta f (plural pinte)

  1. pint

Portuguese

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Inflected form of pintar (“to paint”).

Noun

pinta f (plural pintas)

  1. naevus
    Synonyms: nevo, mancha, sinal
  2. a small spot, dot or stain
    Synonyms: mancha, sinal
  3. suit (card game category)
    Synonym: naipe
  4. appearance, look
    Synonyms: aparência, cara, aspecto, fisionomia
Derived terms
Descendants

Verb

pinta

  1. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present indicative of pintar
  2. second-person singular (tu, sometimes used with você) affirmative imperative of pintar

Etymology 2

Borrowed from French pinte (“pint”).

Noun

pinta f (uncountable)

  1. pint (unit of measure)
    Synonyms: pinto, quartilho

Spanish

Noun

pinta f (plural pintas)

  1. look, appearance
  2. a small spot, dot or stain
  3. (US Southwest, Northern Mexico, slang) jail[1]
  4. (Dominican Republic, Colombia, slang) being well-dressed or well-put

Synonyms

Adjective

pinta

  1. Feminine singular of adjective pinto.

Verb

pinta

  1. Informal second-person singular (tú) affirmative imperative form of pintar.
  2. Formal second-person singular (usted) present indicative form of pintar.
  3. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present indicative form of pintar.

References

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