pinto

pinto Definition

☆ pinto (pin′tō)

adjective

marked with patches of white and black or another dark color; piebald or skewbald

Etymology: AmSp, spotted < obs. Sp < VL *pinctus: see pintado

noun pl. -·tos

pinto Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

bean: To the husband's dismay, she prepared dried pinto beans.
pony: Police in CANADA are hunting for people who shot a pet pinto pony, hacked off its head and took it away.

Noun used with modifier

gallo: We quickly went inside for breakfast, gallo pinto, our first rice and beans.

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