pinta

See also: pintá, pintà, and Pinta

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English

Etymology 1

From the pronunciation of pint of milk. Compare cuppa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpaɪnt.ə/

• Audio (Southern England):

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Noun

pinta (plural pintas)

1. (UK, colloquial) A pint of milk.

Translations

pint — see pint

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Spanish pinta.

Pronunciation

• enPR: pĭnʹtə, IPA^(key): /ˈpɪn.tə/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• Rhymes: -ɪntə

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.

Derived terms

• pintid

Translations

Translations

• Amuzgo:

  San Pedro Amuzgos Amuzgo: tycu ntji

• Spanish: pinta (es) f, mal de pinto m

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Spanish.

Pronunciation

• enPR: pēnʹtə, pĭnʹtə, IPA^(key): /ˈpiːn.tə/, /ˈpɪn.tə/
• Rhymes: -ɪntə

Noun

pinta (uncountable)

1. (Chicano, slang) prison

Anagrams

• Atnip, NAITP, Paint, inapt, inpat, nip at, paint, patin, tap in, tap-in

Asturian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpinta/ [ˈpĩn̪.t̪a]
• Rhymes: -inta
• Syllabification: pin‧ta

Noun

pinta f (plural pintes)

1. appearance; look

   Tien bona pinta.

   It looks promising.

   (literally, “It has good appearance.”)

2. similarity
3. drop; smidgen
4. freckle

   Synonyms: penca, peza

Adjective

pinta (epicene, plural pintes)

1. mischievous, naughty

   Synonyms: trastu, revolvín

2. female equivalent of pintu

Further reading

• “pinta”, in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana [Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Asturian), 1st edition, Academy of the Asturian Language [Asturian: Academia de la Llingua Asturiana], 2000, →ISBN
• García Arias, Xosé Lluis (2002–2004), “pinta”, in Diccionario general de la lengua asturiana [General Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (overall work in Spanish), Editorial Prensa Asturiana, →ISBN

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Northern, Balearic, Central) [ˈpin.tə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia, Northwestern) [ˈpin.ta]

• Audio (Catalonia):

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Etymology 1

Inherited from Latin pectinem.

Noun

pinta f (plural pintes)

1. comb

Derived terms

• pinta de Venus

Related terms

• pentinar

Etymology 2

From the feminine of Vulgar Latin pīnctus, from Latin pictus, perfect passive participle of pingō (“to paint”).

Noun

pinta f (plural pintes)

1. appearance, look

   Synonym: aspecte

Etymology 3

Borrowed from French pinte, from Vulgar Latin *pincta (“mark used to indicate level on vessels”), feminine form of Vulgar Latin *pinctus.

Noun

pinta f (plural pintes)

1. pint

Etymology 4

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

pinta

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

Further reading

• “pinta”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
• “pinta”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026
• “pinta” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “pinta”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan)

Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech pinta, ultimately from Middle High German Pinte.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈpɪnta]

Noun

pinta f

1. pint (unit of volume)

Declension

Declension of pinta (hard feminine)

	singular	plural
nominative	pinta	pinty
genitive	pinty	pint
dative	pintě	pintám
accusative	pintu	pinty
vocative	pinto	pinty
locative	pintě	pintách
instrumental	pintou	pintami

Further reading

• “pinta”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “pinta”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989

Esperanto

Etymology

Etymology tree

Esperanto pinto

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂

Proto-Italic *-ā

Latin -ader.

▲

Latin -a

Italian -ader.

▲

Latin -a

Old Spanish -a

Spanish -ader.

Esperanto -a

Esperanto pinta

From pinto (“peak”) + -a.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpinta/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -inta
• Syllabification: pin‧ta

Adjective

pinta (accusative singular pintan, plural pintaj, accusative plural pintajn)

1. peaked
   • 1907, Kabe, chapter 17, in La Faraono, part 2, Hachette, translation of Faraon by Bolesław Prus:

     Post tiu ĉi malviva, neenterigita kontinento sin etendas ree maro sabla, sur kiu tie ĉi kaj tie oni vidas pintajn konusojn, kiuj leviĝas iafoje ĝis unuetaĝa alto.

     After this dead, unburied continent, stretches again the sea of sand, whereon here and there can be seen peaked cones, sometimes rising a storey high.

Further reading

• “pinta”, in Plena Ilustrita Vortaro de Esperanto [Complete Illustrated Dictionary of Esperanto], 2020, →ISBN
• “pinta”, in Reta Vortaro [Online Dictionary] (in Esperanto), 1997-2026

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *pinta (compare Estonian pind), probably borrowed from Proto-Germanic *spindaz (compare Old English spind, Dutch spint (spinthout)).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpintɑ/, [ˈpin̪t̪ɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -intɑ
• Syllabification^(key): pin‧ta
• Hyphenation^(key): pin‧ta

Noun

pinta

1. surface (top side of something; outer hull of a tangible object)

   nousta pintaan ― to (rise to the) surface

   vapaa pinta ― free surface

   pintaa syvemmältä ― in more depth, deeper, beneath the surface (literally, “from deeper than the surface”)

   Pöytä pitäisi pyyhkiä, koska sen pinta on likainen.

   The table should be wiped because its surface is dirty.

   Veden pinta väreili kevyessä tuulessa.

   The surface of the water rippled in the light wind.

Declension

Inflection of pinta (Kotus type 9*J/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 pintain rare
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
abessive		pinnatta	pinnoitta
instructive		—	pinnoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of pinta (Kotus type 9*J/kala, nt–nn gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative pintani pintani accusative nom. pintani pintani gen. pintani genitive pintani pintojeni pintaini rare partitive pintaani pintojani inessive pinnassani pinnoissani elative pinnastani pinnoistani illative pintaani pintoihini adessive pinnallani pinnoillani ablative pinnaltani pinnoiltani allative pinnalleni pinnoilleni essive pintanani pintoinani translative pinnakseni pinnoikseni abessive pinnattani pinnoittani instructive — — comitative — pintoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative pintasi pintasi accusative nom. pintasi pintasi gen. pintasi genitive pintasi pintojesi pintaisi rare partitive pintaasi pintojasi inessive pinnassasi pinnoissasi elative pinnastasi pinnoistasi illative pintaasi pintoihisi adessive pinnallasi pinnoillasi ablative pinnaltasi pinnoiltasi allative pinnallesi pinnoillesi essive pintanasi pintoinasi translative pinnaksesi pinnoiksesi abessive pinnattasi pinnoittasi instructive — — comitative — pintoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative pintamme pintamme accusative nom. pintamme pintamme gen. pintamme genitive pintamme pintojemme pintaimme rare partitive pintaamme pintojamme inessive pinnassamme pinnoissamme elative pinnastamme pinnoistamme illative pintaamme pintoihimme adessive pinnallamme pinnoillamme ablative pinnaltamme pinnoiltamme allative pinnallemme pinnoillemme essive pintanamme pintoinamme translative pinnaksemme pinnoiksemme abessive pinnattamme pinnoittamme instructive — — comitative — pintoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative pintanne pintanne accusative nom. pintanne pintanne gen. pintanne genitive pintanne pintojenne pintainne rare partitive pintaanne pintojanne inessive pinnassanne pinnoissanne elative pinnastanne pinnoistanne illative pintaanne pintoihinne adessive pinnallanne pinnoillanne ablative pinnaltanne pinnoiltanne allative pinnallenne pinnoillenne essive pintananne pintoinanne translative pinnaksenne pinnoiksenne abessive pinnattanne pinnoittanne instructive — — comitative — pintoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative pintansa pintansa accusative nom. pintansa pintansa gen. pintansa genitive pintansa pintojensa pintainsa rare partitive pintaansa pintojaan pintojansa inessive pinnassaan pinnassansa pinnoissaan pinnoissansa elative pinnastaan pinnastansa pinnoistaan pinnoistansa illative pintaansa pintoihinsa adessive pinnallaan pinnallansa pinnoillaan pinnoillansa ablative pinnaltaan pinnaltansa pinnoiltaan pinnoiltansa allative pinnalleen pinnallensa pinnoilleen pinnoillensa essive pintanaan pintanansa pintoinaan pintoinansa translative pinnakseen pinnaksensa pinnoikseen pinnoiksensa abessive pinnattaan pinnattansa pinnoittaan pinnoittansa instructive — — comitative — pintoineen pintoinensa

Derived terms

• pinnakkain
• pinnallinen
• pinnemmaksi
• pinnemmassa
• pinnemmasta
• pinnempaa
• pinnempaan
• pinnempana
• pinnoittaa
• pintautua
• pinttyä

compounds

• alapinta
• alustapinta
• betonipinta
• eläväpintainen
• emalipinta
• haarniskapinta
• hankauspinta
• heijastuspinta
• himmeäpintainen
• hiomapinta
• hyökkäyspinta
• ikkunapinta
• itsepintainen
• järvenpinta
• jääpintainen
• kantopinta
• karheapintainen
• karkeapintainen
• kartiopinta
• karvapintainen
• kattopinta
• kidepinta
• kiiltopinta
• kiiltopintainen
• kiiltäväpintainen
• kontaktipinta
• kosketuspinta
• kovapintainen
• kulumapinta
• kulumispinta
• kulutuspinta
• kuvapinta
• laakeripinta
• laastipinta
• laikkupintainen
• lakkapinta
• lasipinta
• lattiapinta
• leikkauspinta
• lentopinta
• lieriöpinta
• liimapinta
• liimapintainen
• liukaspintainen
• liukumapinta
• liukupinta
• lohkeavuuspinta
• lohkopinta
• loistepinta
• luiskapinta
• lyöntipinta
• maalipinta
• maanpinta
• mattapintainen
• merenpinta
• metallipinta
• muovipinta
• murrospinta
• murtopinta
• murtumapinta
• nestepinta
• nivelpinta
• nukkapinta
• ohjainpinta
• oikeapintainen
• painopinta
• pallonpinta
• pallopinta
• peilipinta
• pinnanalainen
• pinnankorkeus
• pinnanmittaus
• pinnanmuodostus
• pinnanmuoto
• pinta-aalto
• pinta-aktiivinen
• pinta-ala
• pinta-alus
• pinta-antigeeni
• pintahaava
• pintahidastin
• pintahie
• pintahiiva
• pintailmiö
• pintaintegraali
• pintainversio
• pintajengi
• pintajulkisuus
• pintajännitys
• pintakaavio
• pintakarkaisu
• pintakasvillisuus
• pintakelmu
• pintakemia
• pintakerros
• pintakeskinen
• pintakiilto
• pintakirkkaus
• pintakivilaji
• pintakonsentraatio
• pintakoreus
• pintakoristelu
• pintakorjaus
• pintakudos
• pintakuljetus
• pintakulttuuri
• pintakuohu
• pintakuorma
• pintakuormitus
• pintakuvanheitin
• pintakuvio
• pintakuviointi
• pintakytkin
• pintakäsitellä
• pintakäsittelemätön
• pintakäsittelijä
• pintakäsittely
• pintalaatta
• pintalauta
• pintaliete
• pintaliidin
• pintaliitos
• pintaliitäjä
• pintaloinen
• pintalujuus
• pintalukko
• pintalähde
• pintalämpötila
• pintalöytö
• pintamaa
• pintamaali
• pintamateriaali
• pintametro
• pintamitta
• pintamoreeni
• pintamuokkaus
• pintamuoti
• pintamuoto
• pintanaarmu
• pintanahka
• pintanopeus
• pintapaino
• pintapalo
• pintapelastaja
• pintapoiminta
• pintapuoli
• pintapuolinen
• pintapuu
• pintapyöriö
• pintaraapaisu
• pintarakenne
• pintaremontti
• pintarouta
• pintasalama
• pintasilaus
• pintasolukko
• pintatarkka
• pintateitse
• pintatieto
• pintavaahto
• pintavaraus
• pintavaraustiheys
• pintavastus
• pintaverisuoni
• pintaverkko
• pintavesi
• pintavesimaannos
• pintaveto
• pintavika
• pintavirta
• pintaväli
• pintaväre
• pintaväreily
• piripinnassa
• piripintaan
• piripintanaan
• poikkileikkauspinta
• polttopinta
• prismapinta
• projektiopinta
• puhdasvalupinta
• purjepinta
• purupinta
• puupinta
• pyörähdyspinta
• päästöpinta
• raapaisupinta
• rajapinta
• rappauspinta
• ruuvipinta
• sahapinta
• satiinipintainen
• satulapinta
• seinäpinta
• siirrospinta
• siirtopinta
• silopintainen
• sisäpinta
• sivupinta
• solmupinta
• sukaspintainen
• takapinta
• tarttumapinta
• tasa-arvopinta
• tasapintainen
• tasopinta
• tienpinta
• tihkupinta
• tulipinta
• tummapintainen
• työpinta
• työskentelypinta
• työstöpinta
• ulkopinta
• vaakapinta
• vaippapinta
• vedenpinta
• vesipinta
• viettopinta
• viistopinta
• väripinta
• yläpinta

Further reading

• “pinta”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[2] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 3 July 2023

Anagrams

• napit, panit, patin, tapin, tipan

French

Pronunciation

• Audio (France (Lyon)):

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• Homophones: pintas, pintât

Verb

pinta

1. third-person singular past historic of pinter

Galician

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpinta/ [ˈpin̪.t̪ɐ]
• Rhymes: -inta
• Hyphenation: pin‧ta

Adjective

pinta

1. feminine singular of pinto

Noun

pinta f (plural pintas)

1. spot (a round or irregular patch on the surface of a thing having a different color)

   Synonyms: marxa, penca

2. salamander (a round or irregular patch on the surface of a thing having a different color)

   Synonyms: píntega, salamántiga

Verb

pinta

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

References

• “pinta”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026
• “pinta”, in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (in Galician), 2014–2026
• Seoane, Ernesto Xosé González; Granja, María Álvarez de la; Agrelo, Ana Isabel Boullón (2006–2022), “pinta”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval [Dictionary of dictionaries of Medieval Galician] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Barreiro, Xavier Varela; Guinovart, Xavier Gómez (2006–2018), “pinta”, in Corpus Xelmírez: corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval [Corpus Xelmírez: linguistic corpus of Medieval Galicia] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Santamarina, editor (2006–2013), “pinta”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Santamarina, Ernesto X. González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “pinta”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “pinta”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Iban

Etymology

From Malay pinta.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pintaʔ/
• Rhymes: -intaʔ
• Hyphenation: pin‧ta

Noun

pinta

1. request

Verb

pinta

1. to ask
2. to invite

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay pinta, from Javanese ꦥꦶꦤ꧀ꦠ (pinta), from Old Javanese pinta, ultimately from Sanskrit हित (hita). Doublet of minta.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈpinta/ [ˈpin̪.t̪a]
• Rhymes: -inta
• Syllabification: pin‧ta

Noun

pinta

1. (obsolete) request

Verb

pinta (active meminta, passive dipinta)

1. (chiefly literary or formal) to ask, ask for, request

Derived terms

Affixations

• berpinta
• dipinta
• pintaan
• terpinta

Further reading

• “pinta”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Ingrian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *pinta. Cognates include Finnish pinta and Estonian pind.

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈpintɑ/, [ˈpint]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈpintɑ/, [ˈpind̥ɑ]
• Rhymes: -int, -intɑ
• Hyphenation: pin‧ta

Noun

pinta

1. surface

Declension

Declension of pinta (type 3/kana, nt-nn gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	pinta	pinnat
genitive	pinnan	pintoin
partitive	pintaa	pintoja
illative	pintaa	pintoi
inessive	pinnaas	pinnois
elative	pinnast	pinnoist
allative	pinnalle	pinnoille
adessive	pinnaal	pinnoil
ablative	pinnalt	pinnoilt
translative	pinnaks	pinnoiks
essive	pintanna, pintaan	pintoinna, pintoin
exessive1)	pintant	pintoint
1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.

Derived terms

• pintamaa

References

• V. I. Junus (1936), Iƶoran Keelen Grammatikka‎^[3], Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 20
• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971), Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 409

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpin.ta/
• Rhymes: -inta
• Hyphenation: pìn‧ta

Noun

pinta f (plural pinte)

1. pint

Javanese

Romanization

pinta

1. romanization of ꦥꦶꦤ꧀ꦠ

Malay

Etymology

From Javanese ꦥꦶꦤ꧀ꦠ (pinta), from Old Javanese pinta, ultimately from Sanskrit हित (hita). Doublet of minta.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pinta/
  • (Southern Peninsular Malaysia Standard) IPA^(key): [pintə]
• Rhymes: -ta, -a

Noun

pinta (Jawi spelling ڤينتا, plural pinta-pinta)

1. a request
2. a superstitious feeling that brings fortune or success; luck

   Synonyms: nasib, untung malang

Verb

pinta (Jawi spelling ڤينتا)

1. to ask; to request

   Synonyms: minta, pohon, mohon

2. to determine (of fate or destiny)

   Synonym: takdirkan

Derived terms

Affixations

• dipinta
• meminta
• peminta
• pintaan
• terpinta

Compounds

• buruk pinta
• pinta izin
• pinta tangguh
• singkat pinta

Adverb

pinta (Jawi spelling ڤينتا)

1. used to make a polite request; please

   Synonyms: minta, pohon, mohon

   Pinta beri 3 gelas air laici.

   Please give us 3 glasses of lychee.

Descendants

• > Indonesian: pinta
• → Iban: pinta

Further reading

• "pinta" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017
  (also see "pinta" at PRPM first version)

Old Javanese

Etymology

Affixation of hita +‎ -in- +‎ pa-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɪn.ta/
• Rhymes: -ta
• Hyphenation: pin‧ta

Noun

pinta

1. request

Derived terms

• aminta
• apinta
• mamintākĕn
• paminta
• pamintan
• pinamintākĕn
• pininta
• pinintan

• pinta palaku

Descendants

• > Javanese: ꦥꦶꦤ꧀ꦠ (pinta)
  • → Malay: pinta
    • > Indonesian: pinta
    • → Iban: pinta

Further reading

• "pinta" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.

Polish

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpin.ta/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -inta
• Syllabification: pin‧ta

Noun

pinta f

1. pint (unit of volume for liquids)

   Synonym: półkwarta

2. pinta (disease endemic to Central America)

Declension

Declension of pinta

	singular	plural
nominative	pinta	pinty
genitive	pinty	pint
dative	pincie	pintom
accusative	pintę	pinty
instrumental	pintą	pintami
locative	pincie	pintach
vocative	pinto	pinty

Further reading

• “pinta”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎^[4] (in Polish)

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈpĩ.tɐ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈpĩ.tɐ/

• Rhymes: -ĩtɐ
• Hyphenation: pin‧ta

Etymology 1

Deverbal from 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

• (appearance):
  • boa pinta (“good-looking”, adjective)
  • pinta-brava

Related terms

• pintado
• pintar
• pintor
• pintura

Descendants

• Japanese: ピン (pin)

Etymology 2

Feminine of pinto.

Noun

pinta f (countable and uncountable, plural pintas)

1. female chick

   Synonyms: franguinha, pintainha

2. (Portugal, Azores, colloquial) vagina (woman's genitalia)

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:vagina

3. (Brazil, regional, colloquial) penis (especially of a child)

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:pénis

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

pinta

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

Etymology 4

Originally from French pinte (“French pint”), although now used for English pint.

Noun

pinta f (countable and uncountable, plural pintas)

1. (measure) synonym of pinto, an English or American unit of liquid volume

Further reading

• “pinta”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “pinta”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpinta/ [ˈpĩn̪.t̪a]

• Audio (Colombia):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -inta
• Syllabification: pin‧ta

Etymology 1

Noun

pinta f (plural pintas)

1. look, appearance

   Synonym: aspecto

   tener buena pinta ― to look good (literally, “to have good appearance”)

2. small spot, dot or stain
3. (US Southwest, Northern Mexico, slang) jail
4. (Dominican Republic, Colombia, Bolivia, slang) fancy outfit, elegant clothing

Derived terms

• irse de pinta
• tener buena pinta

Related terms

• pintar
• pinto
• pintura

Adjective

pinta

1. feminine singular of pinto

Verb

pinta

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

Etymology 2

From pint +‎ -a, from English pint, q.v. Cognate with Portuguese pinto.

Noun

pinta f (plural pintas)

1. English or American pint (a unit of liquid volume equal to 473, 551, or 568 mL)

Alternative forms

• pint, pinto

Coordinate terms

• onza (¹⁄₁₆ or ¹⁄₂₀ pinta), gill (¹⁄₄ pinta), cuarto (2 pintas), galón (8 pintas), barril (252 pintas)

Further reading

• “pinta”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 24th edition, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 30 October 2026

Tagalog

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Spanish pintar.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /pinˈta/ [pɪn̪ˈt̪a]
• Rhymes: -a
• Syllabification: pin‧ta

Noun

pintá (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜒᜈ᜔ᜆ)

1. act of painting

Derived terms

• ipinta
• magpinta
• pagpinta
• pagpipinta
• pintahan
• puminta

Related terms

• pintado
• Pintados
• pintor
• pintor-kulapol
• pintura

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Spanish pinta.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈpinta/ [ˈpin̪.t̪ɐ]
• Rhymes: -inta
• Syllabification: pin‧ta

Noun

pinta (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜒᜈ᜔ᜆ)

1. pint

References

• “pinta”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018

Anagrams

• panit, tipan, panti

Tausug

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish pintar (“to paint”).

Pronunciation

• (Sinūgan Parianun) IPA^(key): /pinta/ [pɪn̪ˈt̪a]
• Rhymes: -a
• Syllabification: pin‧ta

Noun

pinta (Sulat Sūg spelling فِنْتَ) (Philippines)

1. paint

   Synonym: sāt