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pinta definition

pinta (pin′tə)

noun

a contagious skin disease of the tropics, characterized by patches of various colors and caused by a spirochete (Treponema carateum)

Etymology: AmSp < Sp, a spot < VL *pincta: see pint

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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