Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A form of kidney bean that is grown for its mottled seeds, chiefly in the southwest United States and northern Mexico.
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- noun US, usually in plural One of several varieties of
common bean ,Phaseolus vulgaris , common in the US and Mexico.
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- noun mottled or spotted bean of southwestern United States; usually dried
Etymologies
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From Spanish (frijol ("bean")) pinto ("painted"), named for its mottled skin.
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