Where does “charro bean” come from?

charro bean (English) comes from Spanish charro, from Basque txar, from Basque -zar, from Basque zahar, from Proto-Basque *za(h)ar — old.

charro bean (English): A pinto bean, as used in Mexican cooking,...

Definitions

  1. A pinto bean, as used in Mexican cooking,...

Ancestry of “charro bean”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishcharrocoarse, vulgar; rustic; A short form of "frijoles...
2Basquetxarbad, evil
3Basque-zarold
4Basquezaharold, aged
5Proto-Basque*za(h)arold
Every word from Proto-Basque *za(h)ar →Every word from Basque zahar →Every word from Basque -zar →