pinto bean

noun

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

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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 Cook described living off pinto beans and cornbread to make her money stretch, her take-home pay of $882 as a single mom barely covering her car note and rent. Preston Fore, Fortune, 10 July 2025 Wednesday, July 9, ICE CREAM SOCIAL, Chicken & Cheese Enchilada, pinto beans, corn, mixed fruit, milk. Ramona Sentinel, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 July 2025 Pinto beans Like black beans, pinto beans clock in at around eight grams of fiber per half-cup, according to the USDA. Caroline Tien, SELF, 9 June 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 19 Aug. 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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