palomino
[ pal-uh-mee-noh ]
/ ˌpæl əˈmi noʊ /
noun, plural pal·o·mi·nos.
a horse with a golden coat, a white mane and tail, and often white markings on the face and legs, developed chiefly in the southwestern U.S.
Origin of palomino
1910–15,
Americanism; < American Spanish, special use of Spanish
palomino of, resembling a dove < Latin
palumbīnus, equivalent to
palumb(ēs) dove +
-īnus
-ine1
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palos hills,
palos verdes estates
Example sentences from the Web for palomino
British Dictionary definitions for palomino
palomino
/ (ˌpæləˈmiːnəʊ) /
noun plural -nos
a golden horse with a cream or white mane and tail
Word Origin for palomino
American Spanish, from Spanish: dovelike, from Latin
palumbīnus, from
palumbēs ring dove