Main Entry: Lip·iz·zan

Pronunciation: \ˌli-pət-ˈsän\

Variant(s): or Lip·iz·zan·er \-ˈsä-nər\ also Lip·pi·zan \-ˈsän\ or Lip·pi·zan·er \-ˈsä-nər\

Function: noun

Etymology: German Lipizzaner, Lippizaner, from Lipizza, Lippiza, former site of the Austrian Imperial Stud near Trieste, Italy

Date: 1928

: any of a breed of spirited horses developed from Spanish, Italian, Danish, and Arab stock that are usually born with a dark coat that lightens to white with age