单词 | appaloosa |
释义 | Appaloosa[ ap-uh-loo-suh ] / ˌæp əˈlu sə / nounone 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 Appaloosa1920–25, 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) Words nearby AppaloosaAppalachian Spring, Appalachian tea, Appalachian Trail, appall, appalling, Appaloosa, appanage, appar., apparat, apparatchik, apparatus Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for AppaloosaAppaloosa / (ˌæpəˈluːsə) / nouna breed of horse, originally from America, typically having a spotted rump Word Origin for AppaloosaC19: perhaps from Palouse, river in Idaho Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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