Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A horse with patchy markings of white and another color.
- adjective Mottled; pied.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A Portuguese gold coin of the eighteenth century, equal to 400 reis.
- Piebald.
- noun A piebald animal; specifically, the calico or painted pony of Texas.
- noun In the Philippine Islands, a door.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun Any pied animal; esp., a pied or “painted” horse.
- adjective Lit., painted; hence, piebald; mottled; pied.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun zoology A
horse with apatchy coloration that includeswhite . - adjective
Pied ,mottled .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a spotted or calico horse or pony
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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I've been eating it on hot dogs, hamburgers and in pinto beans since I was a little boy.
Jalapeno cheese bun recipe for a proper Texas burger | Homesick Texan Homesick Texan 2009
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Jack called a pinto, but Russ said it was a calico pony.
Six Little Bunkers at Cowboy Jack's Laura Lee Hope
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The pinto was an example of that from that time period.
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It has a higher protein content (23 – 30%) than common beans such as pinto, kidney, and navy, as well as higher levels of oil, calcium, iron, magnesium, zinc, phosphorus, and potassium.
Ingredient: Tepary Beans with Recipe for Tepary Bean and Vegetable Stew Laurie Constantino 2009
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It has a higher protein content (23 – 30%) than common beans such as pinto, kidney, and navy, as well as higher levels of oil, calcium, iron, magnesium, zinc, phosphorus, and potassium.
Archive 2009-04-01 Laurie Constantino 2009
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But he was the more astonished in noticing that her mustang was as distinct and peculiar as herself -- a mongrel mare of the extraordinary type known as a "pinto," or "calico" horse, mottled in lavender and pink, Arabian in proportions, and half broken!
From Sand Hill to Pine Bret Harte 1869
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Green beans are in the same family as shell beans, such as pinto beans, black beans and kidney beans.
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The thing that they need to do is find someone the "pinto" democrats would vote for.6/27/2005 08:20:00 PM|W|P| JaneAZ|W|P|Hey Elizabeth
Archive 2005-06-01 2005
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Besides coal, the most prized raw material in Donetsk these days may be the pinto bean.
Europe's Little Piece of Brazil Brett Forrest 2011
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A slice of whole-wheat or rye bread contains about 2 grams, a cup of green beans provides 4 grams and a cup of pinto beans contains roughly 15 grams.
Fiber seems to be linked to a reduced risk of disease in people older than 50 2011
treeseed commented on the word pinto
The pinto bean (Spanish: frijol pinto, literally "painted bean") is named for its mottled skin (compare pinto horse), hence it is a type of mottled bean. It is the most common bean in the United States and northwestern Mexico, and is most often eaten whole in broth or mashed and refried. Either whole or mashed, it is a common filling for burritos. The young pods may also be used as green beans.
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January 27, 2008