pinto bean

noun

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

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The Bottom Line Foods that see an increase in nutritional value when cooled include pasta, white rice, barley, potatoes, and pinto beans. Laura Schober, Health, 16 June 2025 This is also the case for dry beans like navy beans and pinto beans. Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 30 May 2025 Use them in place of the kidney or pinto beans, or try a combination of the three. Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Mar. 2025 Thursday, June 5, Chicken and Cheese Enchilada, pinto beans, corn, tropical fruit, milk. Ramona Sentinel, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 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 28 Jun. 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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