palomino
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əˈmi 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:
1910–15, Americanism; < American Spanish, special use of Spanish palomino of, resembling a dove < Latin palumbīnus, equivalent to palumb(ēs) dove + -īnus -ine1
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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| —n , pl -nos | |
| a golden horse with a cream or white mane and tail | |
| [American Spanish, from Spanish: dovelike, from Latin palumbīnus, from palumbēs ring dove] | |
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Palomino
is always a great word to know.
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| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
| the offspring of a zebra and a donkey. |
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Word Origin & History
palomino
1914, from Amer.Sp. palomino "cream-colored horse," from Sp., lit. "young dove," perhaps from It. palombino "dove-colored," from L. palumbinus "of wood pigeons," from palumba "wood pigeon." The horse so called because of its dove-like coloring, light brown or cream with a pale mane and tail.
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Example sentences
Palomino was never advised of this change in his sister's care.
Palomino is bland and low in acid, though rich in sugar.
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