/pin"teuh/ ; Sp. /peen"tah/ , n. Pathol.
a nonvenereal treponematosis occurring chiefly in Central and South America, caused by Treponema carateum, characterized by spots of various colors on the skin.
[ 1815-25; pinta spot pincta, fem. of * pinctus, nasalized var. of L pictus, ptp. of pingere to PAINT ]