Meaning

noun a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 4 gills or 568.26 cubic centimeters

noun a United States dry unit equal to 0.5 quart or 33.6 cubic inches

noun a United States liquid unit equal to 16 fluid ounces; two pints equal one quart

originFrom 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.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 3.0