pinto

pin·to

P0320100 (pĭn′tō)n. pl. pin·tos or pin·toes A horse with patchy markings of white and another color.adj. Mottled; pied.

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[Spanish, piebald, spotted, from Vulgar Latin *pīnctus, past participle of Latin pingere, to paint; see peig- in Indo-European roots.]

pinto

(ˈpɪntəʊ) adj (Zoology) marked with patches of white; piebaldn, pl -tos (Animals) a pinto horse[C19: from American Spanish (originally: painted, spotted), ultimately from Latin pingere to paint]

pin•to

(ˈpɪn toʊ, ˈpin-)

adj., n., pl. -tos. adj. 1. marked with spots of white and other colors; mottled; spotted. n. 2. a pinto horse. [1855–60, Amer.; < American Spanish (obsolete Sp) < Vulgar Latin *pinctus painted; see pinta]

pinto

- As in horse and beans, it is Spanish for "painted, mottled, spotted."See also related terms for spotted.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

pinto - a spotted or calico horse or pony Equus caballus, horse - solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times

Translations

cavalo malhadomalhado