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pinto bean

–noun
a variety of the common bean, Phaseolus vulgaris, having mottled or spotted seeds: grown chiefly in the southern U.S.

Origin:
1915–20, Americanism
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pinto bean  
n.  A form of the common string bean that has mottled seeds and is grown chiefly in the southwest United States.
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