1860, "a horse marked black and white," from American Spanish pinto, literally "painted, spotted," from Spanish, from Vulgar Latin *pinctus, variant of Latin pictus "painted," past participle of pingere "to paint" (see paint (v.)). Pinto bean is attested from 1916, so called for its markings.
雙語例句
1. With Nim and Daphne wedged tightly into the back of Thurston's Pinto, Daphne squeezed his arm.
尼姆和達(dá)夫妮緊緊地?cái)D在瑟斯頓的品托牌轎車的后座上, 達(dá)夫妮捏捏他的胳膊.
來自辭典例句
2. Do you sell hubcaps for a '72 Pinto hatchback?
你們賣有尾窗的斑馬牌汽車的輪轂罩 嗎 ?
來自電影對白
3. We have volkswagen, Pinto, Plymouth and Datsun.