pin|a|co|the|ca

pin|a|co|the|ca
pin|a|co|the|ca «PIHN uh koh THEE kuh», noun.
a picture gallery; art gallery.
[< Latin pinacothēca < Greek pinakothē < pínax, -akos slab, tablet + thē chest, repository]

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