noun
a type of curved bean with coloured marks on the skin
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WORD ORIGIN
early 20th cent.: pinto from pinto , because of the mottled seed of this variety of bean.
noun
a type of curved bean with coloured marks on the skin
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WORD ORIGIN
early 20th cent.: pinto from pinto , because of the mottled seed of this variety of bean.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005