pinto

Noun

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

  1. a spotted or calico horse or pony
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Pinto \Pin"to\, a. [Sp., painted.] Lit., painted; hence, piebald; mottled; pied. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Pinto \Pin"to\, n. Any pied animal; esp., a pied or "painted" horse. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Pintos \Pin"tos\, n. pl.; sing. Pinto. [Sp., painted, mottled.] (Eyhnol.) A mountain tribe of Mexican Indians living near Acapulco. They are remarkable for having the dark skin of the face irregularly spotted with white. Called also speckled Indians. [1913 Webster]
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