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Synonyms for pinto


Grammar : Noun
Spell : pin-toh, peen-
Phonetic Transcription : ˈpɪn toʊ, ˈpin-

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Définition of pinto

Origin :
  • 1860, "a horse marked black and white," from American Spanish pinto, literally "painted, spotted," from Spanish, from Vulgar Latin *pinctus, variant of Latin pictus "painted," past participle of pingere "to paint" (see paint (v.)). Pinto bean is attested from 1916, so called for its markings.
  • As in casket : noun burial box
  • As in piebald : noun mottled
  • As in pony : noun horse
Example sentences :
  • He leaned over the saddle and spurred the pinto into his racing gait.
  • Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand
  • Moreover, Andy watched, and when the pairs halted he made the pinto weave.
  • Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand
  • And the pinto, for all his courage, could not meet that handicap and beat it.
  • Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand
  • Never had the pinto dodged his share of honest running, and this day was no exception.
  • Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand
  • He reined the pinto under the trees to look up at that tall, black mass.
  • Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand
  • Well, the boy runs his eye over the bunch, and then picks the pinto right off.
  • Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand
  • And he's promised to pay for the pinto, so that don't make him a crook.
  • Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand
  • Big-foot, you and Curley stay here until the Pinto gets back.
  • Extract from : « The Pony Rider Boys in Texas » by Frank Gee Patchin
  • Cervantes had before designated Pinto as the "prince of liars."
  • Extract from : « Notes and Queries, Number 191, June 25, 1853 » by Various
  • And I've told you a hundred times not to mention Pinto or any of the other men in this business!
  • Extract from : « Jack O' Judgment » by Edgar Wallace
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