Appaloosa

[ ap-uh-loo-suh ]

noun
  1. one of a hardy breed of riding horses, developed in the North American West, having a mottled hide, vertically striped hoofs, and eyes that show a relatively large proportion of white.

Origin of Appaloosa

1
1920–25, Americanism; origin uncertain; perhaps to be identified with Opelousa a Louisiana Indian tribal name (Compare Opelousas poney, recorded in a German text of 1849), though the breed is traditionally associated with the Nez Perce Indians and the Palouse River (West Idaho)

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British Dictionary definitions for Appaloosa

Appaloosa

/ (ˌæpəˈluːsə) /


noun
  1. a breed of horse, originally from America, typically having a spotted rump

Origin of Appaloosa

1
C19: perhaps from Palouse, river in Idaho

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