Pinto Meaning
/ˈpɪntəʊ/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounA horse with a patchy coloration that includes a white color.
adjPied, mottled.
Sentence Examples
I like pinto beans, but I don't eat them very often.
A pinto horse is readily sold.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The farmer bought a ____ horse from the market for his children to ride.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The cowboy rode a spotted ____ horse across the open plains toward the distant mountains.
Word Origin & History
Borrowed from Spanish pinto (“painted, mottled”).
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"Chick Norris leaned low over his pinto."
— 1936 August, Joseph S. Fleming, “Flying Hoofs. Chick Norris again leads his Mounted Patrol”, in Boys' Life, page 10:
"While Profane, dreamy, went on to tell of his nights with the Alligator Patrol, and how he’d hunted one pinto beast through Fairing’s Parish; cornered and killed it in a chamber lit by some frightening radiance."
— 1963, Thomas Pynchon, V.:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The farmer bought a ____ horse from the market for his children to ride.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The cowboy rode a spotted ____ horse across the open plains toward the distant mountains.