Appaloosa

[ ap-uh-loo-suh ]
/ ˌæp əˈlu sə /

noun

one of a hardy breed of riding horses, developed in the North American West, having a mottled hide, vertically striped hoofs, and eyes that show a relatively large proportion of white.

Origin of Appaloosa

1920–25, Americanism; origin uncertain; perhaps to be identified with Opelousa a Louisiana Indian tribal name (Compare Opelousas poney, recorded in a German text of 1849), though the breed is traditionally associated with the Nez Percé Indians and the Palouse River (W Idaho)

British Dictionary definitions for appaloosa

Appaloosa
/ (ˌæpəˈluːsə) /

noun

a breed of horse, originally from America, typically having a spotted rump

Word Origin for Appaloosa

C19: perhaps from Palouse, river in Idaho