palomino
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
palomino /ˌpaləˈmiːnəʊ/
▶noun
- 1 (pl. palominos) a pale golden or tan-coloured horse with a white mane and tail, originally bred in the south-western US.
- 2 a variety of white grape used to make sherry and fortified wines.
– origin C19: from Latin Amer. Sp., from Sp. palomino ‘young pigeon’.
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