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overo

overo noun: a pinto horse with white-over-dark body markings.

Noun

overo (plural overos)

  1. A pinto horse with white-over-dark body markings.
    • The dark overo cropouts often have wide blazes on the face and do not have the bald or apron faces that are associated with the overo color pattern.1988, Glynn W. Haynes, The American Paint Horse, page 92

Forms of overo

pluraloveros

Origin of overo

From Spanish overo (“piebald”).

Words formed from overo

Questions about overo

What does overo mean?
Overo means a pinto horse with white-over-dark body markings.
What part of speech is overo?
Overo is a noun.
What is the plural of overo?
The plural of overo is overos.

Words near overo in the dictionary

  1. overnursed
  2. overnurses
  3. overnursing
  4. overnutrition
  5. overnutritional
  6. overo
  7. overoaked
  8. overobedience
  9. overobedient
  10. overobese
  11. overobjectification

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