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palomino
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pal·o·mi·no  (pl-mn)
n. pl. pal·o·mi·nos
A horse with a golden or tan coat and a white or cream-colored mane and tail, thought to have been developed from Arabian stock.
[American Spanish, from Spanish, young dove, perhaps from Italian palombino, dove-colored, from Latin palumbnus, pertaining to ringdoves, from palumbs, ringdove; see pel-1 in Indo-European roots.]
palomino [ˌpæləˈmiːnəʊ]
n pl -nos
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Breeds) 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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Noun1.palomino - a horse of light tan or golden color with cream-colored or white mane and tailpalomino - a horse of light tan or golden color with cream-colored or white mane and tail
Equus caballus, horse - solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
Translations
palomino [ˌpæləˈmiːnəʊ] n (= horse) → palomino m
palomino
n → Palomino nt
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