pinto
[ pin-toh, peen- ]
/ ˈpɪn toʊ, ˈpin- /
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adjective
marked with spots of white and other colors; mottled; spotted: a pinto horse.
noun, plural pin·tos.
Western U.S. a pinto horse.
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Origin of pinto
1855–60, Americanism;<American Spanish (obsolete Spanish ) <Vulgar Latin *pinctus painted; see pinta
Words nearby pinto
pintano, Pinter, Pinterest, pin the tail on the donkey, pintle, pinto, pinto bean, Pintsch gas, pint-size, Pintubi, pin tuck
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British Dictionary definitions for pinto
pinto
/ (ˈpɪntəʊ) US and Canadian /
adjective
marked with patches of white; piebald
noun plural -tos
a pinto horse
Word Origin for pinto
C19: from American Spanish (originally: painted, spotted), ultimately from Latin pingere to paint
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