pinto bean

noun

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

Examples of pinto bean in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

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

Each order includes a choice of protein; choice of white or brown rice; choice of black beans or pinto beans; one premium side, either guacamole or Queso Blanco; cheese; romaine lettuce; eight flour tortillas; two large orders of chips; a large portion of sour cream; and choice of three salsas. —Fielding Buck, Oc Register, 27 Aug. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1913, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for pinto bean

• acrolein
• adenine
• alkylene
• aniline
• anthracene
• aquiline
• asphaltene
• atlantean
• atrazine
• butadiene
• butylene
• caesarean

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