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Noun: pinta  pin-tu
  1. A tropical skin disease caused by a spirochete bacterium, endemic to parts of Central and South America
    "The doctor diagnosed the patient with pinta based on the skin lesions"
     
  2. A unit of liquid measure equal to about a pint, used in some Spanish-speaking countries
    "He ordered a pinta of beer at the local tavern"
     
  3. (historical) one of the three ships used by Christopher Columbus in his first voyage to the Americas in 1492
    "The Pinta was smaller and faster than the Santa María"

Derived forms: pintas

Encyclopedia: Pinta, Galápagos