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Examples of pinto bean in a Sentence
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Canned pinto beans: Fast and easy, these beans are filling and add a nice smoky flavor.
—Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 5 Dec. 2023
If there’s time for soup to simmer, try Ham El-Waylly’s vegetable tortilla soup, featuring purple cabbage, sweet potato, chipotle peppers and pinto beans, topped with avocado.
—Alice Callahan, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2024
In his recipe, Sharma adds a can of (drained and rinsed) pinto beans.
—Daniela Galarza, Washington Post, 22 Feb. 2024
The menu featured just five tacos to start — chicken, ground turkey, ground beef, pinto bean and the shrimp taco that Burrell had been perfecting since adolescence.
—Danielle Dorsey, Los Angeles Times, 22 Feb. 2024
Soup beans are pinto beans that have been simmered with water, salt, pepper, and—if desired—ham.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 13 Feb. 2024
Tuna is mixed with potato, pinto beans, grains and parsley, drizzled with Cabernet vinegar and olive oil and topped with arugula.
—Jill Cassidy, The Arizona Republic, 16 Jan. 2024
Stir in the kidney beans, pinto beans, corn, chile powder, salt, black pepper, oregano, thyme, and 4 cups of water.
—Lois Ellen Frank and Walter Whitewater, Saveur, 22 Nov. 2023
Add beans and other ingredients: Stir pinto beans, next 8 ingredients, and 2 cups water into beef; bring to a boil.
—Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 3 Oct. 2023
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Word History
First Known Use
1913, in the meaning defined above
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“Pinto bean.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pinto%20bean. Accessed 18 Jun. 2024.
Kids Definition
pinto bean
noun
: a spotted kidney bean used for food
also
: a plant producing pinto beans that is often used to feed livestock
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