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Subject: Re: [OM] bokeh?
From: "Paul Van Gossum" <paul.vangossum@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 29 Sep 1998 08:41:05 +0200
| The word "pinto" is an imported and abbreviated word from Dutch.
| The original word is said to be "brandpunt". It must be some time in
| 19th century when it came into Japan and used first.
| Someone on the list from Netherland can tell us a little more about
| this original word. :-)
|

"Brandpunt" means "focus" or "focal point" and it is still the correct word in 
Dutch.

Paul. (not from Nederland but from Belgium)
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