pinto bean

noun

: a mottled kidney bean that is grown for food and for stock feed

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Loaded with ground chuck and pinto beans, these hearty nachos can work as an appetizer for a crowd or a dinner for a family. Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 28 Aug. 2025 Previously, the logo was in the shape of a pinto bean, in honor of one of the original sides offered when the restaurant opened in 1969, according to Cracker Barrel’s website. Sabrina Weiss, People.com, 19 Aug. 2025 The new logo replaces the one that resembled a pinto bean, to look more like a barrel. Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Aug. 2025 Beans Beans, specifically small red beans, red kidney beans, and pinto beans, are on the United States Department of Agriculture's top 20 list of foods high in antioxidants.1 3. Angelica Bottaro, Verywell Health, 23 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for pinto bean

Word History

First Known Use

1913, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of pinto bean was in 1913

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“Pinto bean.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pinto%20bean. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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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