pinto bean

pin·to bean

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pin-toh, peen- been]
- /ˈpɪn toʊ, ˈpin- bin/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pin-toh, peen- been]
- /ˈpɪn toʊ, ˈpin- bin/

Definitions of pinto bean words

noun pinto bean a variety of the common bean, Phaseolus vulgaris, having mottled or spotted seeds: grown chiefly in the southern U.S. 1
noun pinto bean variety of pulse or legume 1
countable noun pinto bean Pinto beans are a type of bean, similar to kidney beans, that are eaten as a vegetable. 0
noun pinto bean a variety of kidney bean that has mottled seeds and is grown for food and fodder in the southwestern US 0
noun pinto bean a kind of mottled kidney bean grown in the SW U.S. for food and fodder 0

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Origin of pinto bean

First appearance:

before 1915

One of the 14% newest English words

An Americanism dating back to 1915-20

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pinto bean popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 36% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 66% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

pinto bean usage trend in Literature

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