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]