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Definition of pinto bean noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

pinto bean

noun

/ˈpɪntəʊ biːn/

/ˈpɪntəʊ biːn/

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a type of curved bean with coloured marks on the skin
Word Originearly 20th cent.: pinto from pinto, because of the mottled seed of this variety of bean.

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