pinte

Meaning

Noun

1. (Canada, feminine) a French-Canadian term for an Imperial quart, equal to ¹⁄₄ of an Imperial gallon, 2 Imperial pints, 40 Imperial ounces or 1.136 liters
2. (France, feminine, obsolete) a French pre-metric measurement of capacity or volume equal to 0.952 liters. Under the monarchy its size varied depending on the region, with the Parisian pinte being equivalent to 0.93 liters. 1 pinte ("quart") = 2 chopines ("pint") = 4 demiards ("half-pint")
3. (France, feminine) a metric pint (0.5 liters). This was done to reduce confusion between the similar American pint [0.473 liters], Imperial pint [0.568 liters] or Système International metric "pint" [0.500 liters] and the French pinte [0.952 liters]. 1 pinte [0.5 liters] ("pint") = 2 demi-pintes or chopines [0.250 liters] ("half-pint")
4. (France, feminine) Bottle of beer or wine with capacity of 50 centiliters, equivalent to ²⁄₃ of a standard wine or liquor bottle

Verb

1. (first-person, form-of, indicative, present, singular, subjunctive, third-person) inflection of pinter:
2. (form-of, imperative, second-person, singular) inflection of pinter:

Concepts

pint

quart

tipple

Synonyms

chopine

coup

goutte

💧

litre

verre

bibine

canon

jaja

Translations

pinta

Pinte

pinta

pientòla

Pint

pint

penche

Schoppen

Quart

quart

4th

χοεύς

⅛ του γαλονιού

τέταρτο του γαλονιού

πίντ

πίντα

Pronounced as (IPA)

/pɛ̃t/

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *pincta (“mark used to indicate level on vessels”), from Latin pictus (“painted”), from Latin pingō (“paint”, verb).