pinto

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈpɪntəʊ/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈpɪntoʊ, ˈpin-/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(pin′tō, pēn′-)

Inflections of 'pinto' (n): npl: pintos

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
pin•to /ˈpɪntoʊ, ˈpin-/USA pronunciation   adj., n., pl. -tos. 
adj. 
  1. marked with spots of white and other colors;
    mottled;
    spotted.

n. [countable]
  1. Dialect Termsa pinto horse.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
pin•to  (pin′tō, pēn′-),USA pronunciation adj., n., pl. -tos. 
adj. 
  1. marked with spots of white and other colors;
    mottled;
    spotted:a pinto horse.

n. 
  1. Dialect Terms[Western U.S.]a pinto horse.
  2. Plant Biology, FoodSee pinto bean. 
  • Vulgar Latin *pinctus painted; see pinta
  • American Spanish (obsolete Spanish)
  • 1855–60, American.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
pinto / ˈpɪntəʊ/
  1. marked with patches of white; piebald
 ( -tos)
  1. a pinto horse
Etymology: 19th Century: from American Spanish (originally: painted, spotted), ultimately from Latin pingere to paint
'pinto' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
bayo - paint - pinta - pinto bean

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