palomino
English
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Spanish palomino, from paloma (“dove, pigeon”) + diminutive suffix -ino.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editpalomino (plural palominos)
- A horse with a golden-colored coat and a white or cream-colored mane and tail.
- 2009, Percival Everett, I Am Not Sidney Poitier, Influx Press, page 217:
- I mount my palomino and ride off; his flaxen mane and tail are full of the wind.
Translations
edithorse
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Spanish
editEtymology
editFrom paloma (“dove, pigeon”) + -ino (“diminutive suffix”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editpalomino m (plural palominos)
- palomino
- squab (baby pigeon, baby dove, dove chick)
- skid mark (visible stain left on underpants)
- pigeon droppings
Related terms
editDescendants
edit- → English: palomino
Further reading
edit- “palomino”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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- en:Horse colors
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- Rhymes:Spanish/ino
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- es:Baby animals
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