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pinta

pin·ta [ píntə, pn t ]


noun 
Definition:
 
tropical skin disease: an infectious bacterial skin disease of tropical America that is marked by the formation and eruption of papules, loss of pigmentation, and thickening of the skin

[Early 19th century. Via Spanish, "painted spot" < assumed Vulgar Latin pincta< past participle of Latin pingere "paint"]
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