name
Meaning 1
A surname from Spanish.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
palomino
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Pronunciation
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păl′ə-mē′nō
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˌpæləˈmiːnəʊ/
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General-American: /ˌpæləˈminoʊ/
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rhymes with -iːnəʊ
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CMU ARPABET: P AE2 L AH0 M IY1 N OW0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
A horse with a golden-colored coat and a white or cream-colored mane and tail.
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noun
Meaning 3
a horse of light tan or golden color with cream-colored or white mane and tail
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
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Broader terms: horse, Equus caballus
History
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish palomino, from paloma (“dove, pigeon”) + diminutive suffix -ino.
Across languages
Translations
8 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Chinese Mandarin: 帕洛米諾馬 /帕洛米诺马 (pàluòmǐnuò-mǎ) — horse
- Finnish: voikko — horse
- Finnish: palomino — horse
- Icelandic: leirljós — horse
- Navajo: łį́į́ʼ bitsiighaʼ łigaii — horse
- Portuguese: palomino — horse
- Russian: ло́шадь паломи́но (lóšadʹ palomíno) — horse
- Spanish: caballo palomino — horse