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palomino

UK/ˌpæləˈmiːnəʊ//ˌpæləˈminoʊ/

palomino noun: a horse with a golden-colored coat and a white or cream-colored mane and tail.

palomino: a horse with a golden-colored coat and a white or cream-colored mane and tail
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Noun

palomino (plural palominos)

  1. A horse with a golden-colored coat and a white or cream-colored mane and tail.
    • I mount my palomino and ride off; his flaxen mane and tail are full of the wind.2009, Percival Everett, I Am Not Sidney Poitier, Influx Press, page 217

Proper noun capitalized: Palomino

Palomino (plural Palominos)

  1. A surname from Spanish.

Forms of palomino

Noun
pluralpalominos
Proper noun
pluralPalominos

Origin of palomino

Borrowed from Spanish palomino, from paloma (“dove, pigeon”) + diminutive suffix -ino.

Words that rhyme with palomino

11 more rhymesFewer rhymes

Questions about palomino

What does palomino mean?
Palomino means a horse with a golden-colored coat and a white or cream-colored mane and tail.
What part of speech is palomino?
Palomino can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce palomino?
Palomino is pronounced /ˌpæləˈmiːnəʊ/ (UK).
What is the plural of palomino?
The plural of palomino is palominos.

Words near palomino in the dictionary

  1. Palomera
  2. Palomeras
  3. palometa
  4. palometas
  5. palomilla
  6. palomino
  7. palominol
  8. palominos
  9. Palominoses
  10. Palomo
  11. Palomos

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