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pinto

[pin-toh, peen-] / ˈpɪn toʊ, ˈpin- /




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As a child in Northern California, he grew up eating tostadas with refried pinto beans.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 10, 2026

Steven Ness, who grows pinto beans and pumpkins in central New Mexico, said the rising cost of irrigation as groundwater dwindles is an issue across the board for farmers in the region.

From Washington Times ● Oct. 29, 2023

Riding her pinto horse, Beauty, bareback provided her a temporary sense of escape.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 11, 2023

Let's start with beans: black beans, lentils, chickpeas, pinto and kidney beans are all excellent sources of healthy protein, low in fat and high in fiber.

From Salon ● Mar. 27, 2023

Tayo felt like a little kid; he felt eight again, and Josiah was boosting him onto the back of Siow’s pinto.

From "Ceremony:" by Leslie Marmon Silko

When he discovered black beans, he found them downright exotic—inky, fudgy, definitely not the same old pintos.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 10, 2026

Black beans bring a deeper, earthier tone; pintos are soft and nutty, more traditional.

From Salon ● Aug. 5, 2025

More recently, I’ve been making it with pintos instead.

From Washington Post ● May 3, 2020

“Dry beans — navies, pintos — are going to be affected to a degree. Canola, that production is going to be cut, and that’s going to have an effect on vegetable oil.”

From Seattle Times ● Jul. 15, 2017

At another open window on the same side of the house, the one next to the sink where Hagar washed her hair and where Reba put pintos to soak, a woman’s face appeared.

From "Song of Solomon" by Toni Morrison




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