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▪ I. ‖ pinta1|ˈpɪntə|
[a. Sp. pinta, prop. coloured spot, a. late L. pincta for picta n. from fem. pa. pple. of pingĕre to paint.]
A skin-disease prevalent in Mexico, caused by Treponema carateum, a spirochete related to those which cause syphilis and yaws, and characterized by roughness, blotches, and ulceration of the skin.
1825Amer. Med. Rev. II. 164 (heading) An account of the pinta, or blue-stain, a singular cutaneous disease prevailing in Mexico. 1898P. Manson Trop. Diseases xxxvii. 586 Pinta is contagious and attacks both sexes and any age. 1899Allbutt's Syst. Med. VIII. 853 Pinta..the spotted sicknesss of tropical America. 1942Arch. Dermatol. & Syphilol. XLV. 858 The discovery of a spirochete in a Cuban case of pinta by Grau Triana and Alfonso Armenteros, of Habana, Cuba, on Aug. 3, 1938 definitely settled the discussions on the causation of pinta (mal del pinto or carate). 1971Nature 5 Feb. 409/2 The oldest treponemal disease known at present is pinta..which dates back 15,000 years.
▪ II. pinta2|ˈpaɪntə|
Repr. colloq. pronunc. of pint o' (of), introduced in a National Dairy Council advertising slogan. Freq. used ellipt. for pint o' milk; also transf. Cf. cuppa.
1959Times 30 May 10/1 Referring in his opening speech to the ‘Drinka pinta milka-day’ campaign, Mr. Amory said:..‘I drink a pint and a half a day.’ 1960Harper's Bazaar July 16 Your daily pinta is the best glamour food there is. 1965Observer (Colour Suppl.) 18 Apr. 29/3 The Lamb tavern..worth stopping at for a pinta. 1967J. Porter Chinks in Curtain i. 17 Pity they don't supply the milk of human kindness by the pinta. 1970A. Jenkins Drinka Pinta xii. 129 March 1958 saw the birth of one of the most famous advertising slogans of all time: ‘Drinka Pinta Milka Day’. 1971‘H. Carmichael’ Quiet Woman x. 106 Some milkman's leaving a pinta on her doorstep every day. 1973Observer (Colour Suppl.) 25 Nov. 41/2 (caption) The blue tit..pierces the metal cap to get at the milk in a pinta from a Welsh dairy. |