appaloosa
Syllables: Ap·pa·loo·saUK/ˌæ.pəˈluː.sə/US/ˌæ.pəˈlu.sə/
appaloosa noun: a horse of a breed best known for its colorful spotted coat pattern.
Noun (1)
appaloosa (plural appaloosas)
Noun (2)
appaloosa (plural appaloosas)
- A catfish.
- A big fish wends its way towards the shape the light makes, stops and sucks at air. Mottled brown and black, with a pink, appaloosa mouth.2005, David Francis, The Great Inland Sea, page 141
- On a two-day camp out at Red Bluff on the Angelina River in East Texas, we had out twelve trotlines, fishing for mud, appaloosa, blue and channel catfish.2008, Harry Noble, Me and Burnice: A Simpler Time, page 167
Noun (3) capitalized: Appaloosa
Appaloosa (plural Appaloosas)
- Alternative form of appaloosa.
Forms of appaloosa
| plural | appaloosas |
|---|---|
| alternative form | Appaloosa |
| plural | Appaloosas |
Origin of appaloosa
From a + Palouse + -a. From the phrase "a Palouse horse", referring to the Palouse River near which they were first encountered by non-Native Americans. The river is named for the Palouse region.
Ellipsis of Appaloosa cat, itself an ellipsis of Apaloosa catfish, after the Appalousa people of Louisiana.
Words that rhyme with appaloosa
Questions about appaloosa
- What does appaloosa mean?
- Appaloosa means a horse of a breed best known for its colorful spotted coat pattern.
- What part of speech is appaloosa?
- Appaloosa is a noun.
- How do you pronounce appaloosa?
- Appaloosa is pronounced /ˌæ.pəˈluː.sə/ (UK).
- What is the plural of appaloosa?
- The plural of appaloosa is appaloosas.
Words near appaloosa in the dictionary
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