pinto bean

noun

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

Examples of pinto bean in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Canned pinto beans: Fast and easy, these beans are filling and add a nice smoky flavor. Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 5 Dec. 2023 If there’s time for soup to simmer, try Ham El-Waylly’s vegetable tortilla soup, featuring purple cabbage, sweet potato, chipotle peppers and pinto beans, topped with avocado. Alice Callahan, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2024 In his recipe, Sharma adds a can of (drained and rinsed) pinto beans. Daniela Galarza, Washington Post, 22 Feb. 2024 The menu featured just five tacos to start — chicken, ground turkey, ground beef, pinto bean and the shrimp taco that Burrell had been perfecting since adolescence. Danielle Dorsey, Los Angeles Times, 22 Feb. 2024 Soup beans are pinto beans that have been simmered with water, salt, pepper, and—if desired—ham. Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 13 Feb. 2024 Tuna is mixed with potato, pinto beans, grains and parsley, drizzled with Cabernet vinegar and olive oil and topped with arugula. Jill Cassidy, The Arizona Republic, 16 Jan. 2024 Stir in the kidney beans, pinto beans, corn, chile powder, salt, black pepper, oregano, thyme, and 4 cups of water. Lois Ellen Frank and Walter Whitewater, Saveur, 22 Nov. 2023 Add beans and other ingredients: Stir pinto beans, next 8 ingredients, and 2 cups water into beef; bring to a boil. Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 3 Oct. 2023

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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 18 Apr. 2024.

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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