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[ pin-toh, peen- ] / ˈpɪn toʊ, ˈpin- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR pinto ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectivemarked with spots of white and other colors; mottled; spotted: a pinto horse. noun, plural pin·tos.Western U.S. a pinto horse. pinto bean. Origin of pinto1855–60, Americanism;<American Spanish (obsolete Spanish ) <Vulgar Latin *pinctus painted; see pinta Words nearby pintopintano, Pinter, Pinterest, pin the tail on the donkey, pintle, pinto, pinto bean, Pintsch gas, pint-size, Pintubi, pin tuck Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for pintoThat's when Pinto Molina, an ordained Baptist reverend, and Saboia, a Roman Catholic, got out of the car and prayed. Escape from Bolivia|Mac Margolis|September 2, 2013|DAILY BEAST Still, Morales refused to grant him safe conduct on grounds that Pinto stood accused of common crimes. Escape from Bolivia|Mac Margolis|September 2, 2013|DAILY BEAST “Much love to the Pinto family,” Cruz tweeted after the visit. Twitter’s Winners and Losers|Nina Strochlic|December 29, 2012|DAILY BEAST Pinto, whose designs received so much attention during the last presidential campaign, has shuttered her retail operation. Michelle Obama’s First-Lady Fashion: Subtle and Savvy|Robin Givhan|September 4, 2012|DAILY BEAST
“Her being so passive was not easy for me to digest,” Pinto says. Freida Pinto on Playing Passive ‘Trishna,’ Her ‘Slumdog’ Break, and More|Jacob Bernstein|July 14, 2012|DAILY BEAST Chald.in the remotest parts of the East, recorded in the travels of Pinto. The Works of Sir Thomas Browne (Volume 2 of 3)|Thomas Browne In the last fifteen minutes his suspicions in regard to Pinto had become a certainty. The Gray Phantom's Return|Herman Landon You, of course, are going on the presumption that Pinto is the culprit. The Gray Phantom's Return|Herman Landon His words were punctuated by the deadly pop of Pinto's blow-gun. The Inca Emerald|Samuel Scoville “That he is one who seeks to remain unknown,” responded Captain Pinto. The Prime Minister|W.H.G. Kingston
British Dictionary definitions for pinto/ (ˈpɪntəʊ) US and Canadian /
adjectivemarked with patches of white; piebald Word Origin for pintoC19: from American Spanish (originally: painted, spotted), ultimately from Latin pingere to paint Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to pintocase, bin, crate, chest, coffer, carton, sarcophagus, nag, crib, glass, trot, racehorse, cayuse, mustang, dappled, heterogeneous, mixed, multicolored, spotted, variegated |