Etymology

palomino

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Today it means: A horse with a golden-colored coat and a white or cream-colored mane and tail. Full definition →

Spanish palomino
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  1. Spanish · borrowed frompalomino
  2. English todaypalomino

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

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