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pinto bean

pinto bean noun: any bean of several varieties of common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris), common in the US and Mexico.

pinto bean: any bean of several varieties of common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris), common in the US and Mexico
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Noun

pinto bean (plural pinto beans)

  1. (US, plural-normally) Any bean of several varieties of common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris), common in the US and Mexico.

Forms of pinto bean

pluralpinto beans

Origin of pinto bean

From Spanish pinto (“painted”), named for its mottled skin.

Questions about pinto bean

What does pinto bean mean?
Pinto bean means any bean of several varieties of common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris), common in the US and Mexico.
What part of speech is pinto bean?
Pinto bean is a noun.
What is the plural of pinto bean?
The plural of pinto bean is pinto beans.

Words near pinto bean in the dictionary

  1. pintles
  2. pintless
  3. pintman
  4. pintmen
  5. pinto
  6. pinto bean
  7. pinto beans
  8. pintocytosis
  9. pintoes
  10. Pintor
  11. Pintors

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