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Definition of "pinto" [pin•to]

  • A horse with patchy markings of white and another color. Also called paint. (noun)
  • Mottled; pied. (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "pinto" in a sentence
  • "I've been eating it on hot dogs, hamburgers and in pinto beans since I was a little boy."
  • "Jack called a pinto, but Russ said it was a calico pony."
  • "The pinto was an example of that from that time period."