palomino

Definitions


[ˌpaləˈmiːnəʊ], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a pale golden or tan-coloured horse or pony with a white mane and tail, originally bred in the south-western US

- a variety of white grape used to make sherry and fortified wines


Phrases:

Origin:
mid 19th century (in palomino): Spanish, ‘young pigeon’, ‘variety of white grape’, in American Spanish also ‘palomino horse’, from paloma ‘pigeon, dove’




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