pinto bean

noun

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

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The Mexican restaurant received a yellow placard aftercooked chicken, pinto beans, rice and crema measured outside of the temperature range considered safe. Sacbee.com, 26 Sep. 2025 Since pivoting from black and pinto beans to roasted and ground ones, Niccol has been trying to reverse Starbucks’s falling sales by returning to its coffeehouse origins. Molly Liebergall, Fortune, 12 Sep. 2025 Pinto Beans Cooked and cooled pinto beans are another great source of resistant starch. Laura Schober, Health, 10 Sep. 2025 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 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 Oct. 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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