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Added 9 October 2026

pint

/paɪnt/ noun

In Latin: sextārius, octāvius Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about pint at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

A British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 4 gills or 568.26 cubic centimeters.
A United States dry unit equal to 0.5 quart or 33.6 cubic inches.
A United States liquid unit equal to 16 fluid ounces; two pints equal one quart.

Origin

From Middle English pinte, from Old French pinte, assumed from Vulgar Latin *pincta (“a mark used to indicate a level of quantity against a larger measure”), from Latin picta (“painted”), from Latin pingō (“paint”, verb). Doublet of pinto and Pinto.

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