palomino

pal·o·mi·no

P0031500 (păl′ə-mē′nō)n. pl. pal·o·mi·nos A horse with a golden or tan coat and a white or cream-colored mane and tail.

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[American Spanish, from Spanish, squab, young pigeon, diminutive of paloma, dove, pigeon (the light coats of palominos being likened to the pale plumage of pigeons), from Vulgar Latin *palumba, alteration of palumbēs, wood pigeon; see pel- in Indo-European roots.]

palomino

(ˌpæləˈmiːnəʊ) n, pl -nos (Breeds) a golden horse with a cream or white mane and tail[American Spanish, from Spanish: dovelike, from Latin palumbīnus, from palumbēs ring dove]

pal•o•mi•no

(ˌpæl əˈmi noʊ)

n., pl. -nos. a horse with a golden coat, a white mane and tail, and often white markings, developed chiefly in the southwestern U.S. [1910–15, Amer.; < American Spanish; Sp palomino of, resembling a dove < Latin palumbīnus=palumb(ēs) dove + -īnus -ine¹]

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palomino - a horse of light tan or golden color with cream-colored or white mane and tailEquus caballus, horse - solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times

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palomino