pintos

Variant of pinto

pinto definition

pinto (pin)

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. pintos -·tos

  1. a pinto horse or pony
  2. pinto bean

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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