Main Entry: ¹pin·to

Pronunciation: \ˈpin-(ˌ)tō\

Function: noun

Inflected Form(s): plural pintos also pintoes

Etymology: American Spanish, from pinto spotted, from obsolete Spanish, from Vulgar Latin *pinctus

Date: 1860

: a horse or pony of various breeding that is marked with patches of white and another color — compare paint, piebald, skewbald

[pinto illustration]