palomino

pal·o·mi·no

P p

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [pal-uh-mee-noh]
- /ˌpæl əˈmi noʊ/
- /ˌpæl.əˈmiː.nəʊ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pal-uh-mee-noh]
- /ˌpæl əˈmi noʊ/

Definitions of palomino word

noun plural palomino 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. 1
noun palomino golden-beige horse 1
countable noun palomino A palomino is a horse which is yellowish or cream in colour and has a white tail. 0
noun palomino a golden horse with a cream or white mane and tail 0
noun palomino a golden-tan or cream-colored horse that has a white, silver, or ivory tail and, often, white spots on the face and legs 0

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Origin of palomino

First appearance:

before 1910

One of the 15% newest English words

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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Parts of speech for Palomino

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palomino popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 62% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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