pintos

Variant of pinto

adjective

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

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

noun pl. pintos

  1. a pinto horse or pony
  2. pinto bean
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