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pinta in American English
a contagious skin disease of the tropics, characterized by patches of various colors and caused by a spirochete (Treponema carateum)
noun: a nonvenereal treponematosis occurring chiefly in Central and South America, caused by Treponema carateum, characterized by spots of various colors on the skin
noun: one of the three ships under the command of Columbus during his first voyage to America in 1492

Pinta in British English
noun

pinta in British English 1
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

pinta in British English 2
noun: a pint of milk

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