palomino

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish palomino, from paloma (“dove, pigeon”) + diminutive suffix -ino.

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /pæləˈmiːnəʊ/
(US) enPR: păl-ə-mēʹnō, IPA^(key): /pæləˈmiːnoʊ/

Noun

palomino (plural palominos)

A horse with a golden-colored coat and a white or cream-colored mane and tail.

Translations

horse

Chinese:
Mandarin: 帕洛米諾馬, 帕洛米诺马 (pàluòmǐnuò-mǎ)
Finnish: palomino (fi)
Icelandic: leirljós n

Navajo: łį́į́ʼ bitsiighaʼ łigaii
Portuguese: please add this translation if you can
Russian: ло́шадь паломи́но f (lóšadʹ palomíno)
Spanish: caballo palomino m

Spanish

Etymology

From paloma (“dove, pigeon”) +‎ -ino (“diminutive suffix”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /paloˈmino/

Noun

palomino m (plural palominos)

palomino
squab (baby pigeon, baby dove, dove chick)
skid mark (visible stain left on underpants)
pigeon droppings

Related terms

palomina

Further reading

“palomino” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.

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