I. ˈpin.(ˌ)tō, ˈpēn.(ˌ)- noun
( plural pintos also pintoes )
Usage: often attributive
Etymology: American Spanish, from pinto, adjective, spotted, mottled, from obsolete Spanish, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin pinctus painted — more at pint
chiefly West : a spotted or calico horse or pony
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II. noun
( -s )
Etymology: American Spanish (especially in the expression mal del pinto pinta), from pinto, adjective, spotted, mottled
: pinta