palomino
EnglishEdit
EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from Spanish palomino, from paloma (“dove, pigeon”) + diminutive suffix -ino.
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
palomino (plural palominos)
TranslationsEdit
horse
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SpanishEdit
EtymologyEdit
From paloma (“dove, pigeon”) + -ino (“diminutive suffix”).
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
palomino m (plural palominos)
- palomino
- squab (baby pigeon, baby dove, dove chick)
- skid mark (visible stain left on underpants)
- pigeon droppings
Related termsEdit
DescendantsEdit
- → English: palomino
Further readingEdit
- “palomino” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.