pint

Signification (English)

1. A unit of volume, equivalent to:
2. A unit of volume, equivalent to:
3. A unit of volume, equivalent to:
4. A unit of volume, equivalent to:
5. A unit of volume, equivalent to:
6. A pint of milk.
7. A glass of beer or cider, served by the pint.

Concepts

pinte

chopine

chopine de lait

demi

Synonyms

dry pint

pt

quart

octarius

pound

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cup

sixteen ounces

liquid pint

dint

gallon

measure of capacity

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/paɪnt/

Etymology (English)

Inherited from moyen anglais: pinte

In summary

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.