pinto bean

noun

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

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Choose from the fan-favorite Argentinean beef, chipotle chipotle chicken, or a vegetarian pinto bean empanada. Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025 Lunch is served at 11 a.m. and inmates can choose between a chicken patty sandwich and a chickpea burger, steamed rice, pinto beans, lettuce, tomato, mayonnaise, hamburger bun, fruit and a beverage. Sabrina Weiss, People.com, 10 Feb. 2025 Red kidney beans can swap out for pinto beans or black beans. The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Mar. 2025 Black beans and other legumes like chickpeas and pinto beans have plenty of fiber to keep you feeling full.11 4. Stephanie Brown, Verywell Health, 22 Feb. 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 6 Apr. 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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