nanto
/ˈnantəʊ
/noun (plural nantos) Australian dated
A horse: he was a man of the saddle and looked after his nanto...
- The 'nantos' were ready and the tucker-box stowed away snug.
- He was also informed that there was a 'nanto' at one of the springs where they get water.
- Their party had all died, and the nantos and the camels had all shared a similar fate.
Origin
Early 19th century: from Kaurna (an Aboriginal language) nhandu 'male kangaroo', short for bindi nhandu, literally 'European kangaroo', a name given by Aborigines who had never seen horses before.