Meaning & use
pinto
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A horse with irregular patches of white and another colour, or a variety of mottled beige-and-brown bean.
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She rode a pinto with striking brown-and-white markings.
He added pinto beans to the chili for extra texture.
A note on using this word
Pinto most commonly appears in two everyday contexts in American English: describing a horse's coat pattern and naming a type of bean.
Words with a similar meaning
piebaldpaint horse
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