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
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Spanish
Etymology
From paloma (“dove, pigeon”) + -ino (“diminutive suffix”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /paloˈmino/ [pa.loˈmi.no]
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ino
- Syllabification: pa‧lo‧mi‧no
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
Descendants
- → English: palomino
Further reading
- “palomino”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014