Palomino (noun)
pa-lo-mee-no
A pale golden or tan-coloured horse or pony with a white mane and tail, originally bred in the south-western US.
Early 20th century: from Latin American Spanish, from Spanish palomino ‘young pigeon’, from Latin palumbinus ‘resembling a dove’.
Example sentences
“She was a fine palomino; the best of her breed.”
