adj
Meaning 1
Pied, mottled.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
pinto
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˈpɪntəʊ/
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Canada, General-American: /ˈpɪntoʊ/
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Australian: /ˈpɪntəʉ/
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name
Meaning 2
A municipality in Santiago del Ester, Argentina
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name
Meaning 3
A town in Ñuble Province, Biobío Region, Chile.
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name
Meaning 4
A town in the autonomous community of Madrid, Spain
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noun
Meaning 5
A horse with a patchy coloration that includes a white color.
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noun
Meaning 6
A member of a mountain tribe of Native Americans living near Acapulco, Mexico.
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noun
Meaning 7
a spotted or calico horse or pony
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: horse, Equus caballus
History
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish pinto (“painted, mottled”).
From Spanish pinto (“painted, mottled”), from the white speckled pattern they used to apply to their faces.
Across languages
Translations
19 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: шарен (šaren) — pied, mottled
- Bulgarian: петнист (petnist) — pied, mottled
- German: gefleckt — pied, mottled
- Norwegian Bokmål: flekket — pied, mottled
- Norwegian Nynorsk: flekka — pied, mottled
- Polish: łaciaty — pied, mottled
- Portuguese: malhado — pied, mottled
- Turkish: benekli — pied, mottled
- Czech: grošák — horse with patchy coloration including white
- Czech: grošovaný kůň — horse with patchy coloration including white
- German: Scheck — horse with patchy coloration including white
- German: Schecke — horse with patchy coloration including white
- German: Schecke — horse with patchy coloration including white
- Irish: capall alabhreac — horse with patchy coloration including white
- Irish: capall breac — horse with patchy coloration including white
- Navajo: łį́į́łkiizh — horse with patchy coloration including white
- Polish: koń łaciaty — horse with patchy coloration including white
- Portuguese: cavalo malhado — horse with patchy coloration including white
- Volapük: vielajevod — horse with patchy coloration including white
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