pint

noun

A unit of volume, equivalent to:

one eighth of a gallon, specifically:

(UK, Commonwealth) 20 fluid ounces, approximately 568 millilitres (an imperial pint).

(US) : one half quart.

16 US fluid ounces [473 millilitres] for liquids (a US liquid pint) or

approximately 33.6 cubic inches [550.6 cubic centimeters] for dry goods (a US dry pint).

(Hungary) 1.696 liters.

(formerly medicine, now chiefly some US bars and ice cream sellers) 12 fluid ounces.

(British, metonymic) A pint of milk.

(UK, metonymic) A glass of beer or cider, served by the pint.

A surname from Dutch.

Roots

pinctapint- · Latin · painted (mark on a measure)

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