palomino

[ pal-uh-mee-noh ]

/ ˌpæl əˈmi noʊ /

noun, plural pal·o·mi·nos.

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.

Nearby words

palolo worm, paloma, palomar, palomar observatory, palometa, palomino, palooka, palos, palos heights, palos hills, palos verdes estates

Origin of palomino

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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Examples from the Web for palomino

Palomino seems to be grown commonly in California as a table-grape and is worth trying in eastern America.
Manual of American Grape-Growing|U. P. Hedrick
Palomino says, however, that the artist's modesty prevented him from accepting the proffered honor.
Anecdotes of Painters, Engravers, Sculptors and Architects and Curiosities of Art (Vol. 3 of 3)|S. Spooner
It was thus, doubtless, that he obtained the rich jewels which astonished Palomino, and not by purchase.
Anecdotes of Painters, Engravers, Sculptors and Architects, and Curiosities of Art, (Vol. 2 of 3)|Shearjashub Spooner
Nearly every fact given by Palomino concerning El Greco is false.
Toledo. The Story of an Old Spanish Capital|Hannah Lynch

General Palomino, understanding the importance of my undertaking, interested himself in the result.
The Mayas, the Sources of Their History / Dr. Le Plongeon in Yucatan, His Account of Discoveries|Stephen Salisbury, Jr.

British Dictionary definitions for palomino

palomino

/ (ˌpæləˈmiːnəʊ) /

noun plural -nos

a golden horse with a cream or white mane and tail

Word Origin for palomino

American Spanish, from Spanish: dovelike, from Latin palumbīnus, from palumbēs ring dove

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