pint

pint · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    A unit of liquid capacity equal to one eighth of a gallon (in the US, approximately 473 ml; in the UK, 568 ml).

  2. 2.

    A pint of beer.

Forms

plural: pints

Related words

See also: gallon, liter, quart

Etymology

From Old French pinte, of uncertain origin, possibly from Medieval Latin pincta meaning "a mark."