pint
pronunciation
How to pronounce pint in British English:
UK [paɪnt]
How to pronounce pint in American English:
US [paɪnt]
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- Noun:
- 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
Word Origin
- pint (n.)
- mid-14c., from Old French pinte "liquid measure, pint" (13c.), probably from Vulgar Latin *pincta (source of Old Provençal, Spanish, Italian pinta), altered from Latin picta "painted," fem. past participle of pingere "to paint" (see paint (v.)), on notion of a painted mark on a vessel indicating this measure. Used elliptically for "pint of ale" (or beer) from 1742. Pint-sized "small" (especially in reference to children) is recorded from 1938.
Example
- 1. That is likely to mean a pricier pint .
- 2. Mine 's a pint of tangible equity
- 3. You can swallow about a pint of blood before you 're sick .
- 4. As workers removed the capsule , northrup said about a pint of water poured from it .
- 5. The only maths he needs to know is the cost of a pint of bitter .