palomino

noun

Definition of palominonext
as in chestnut

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Recent Examples of palomino Like any Boise kid, William Goodman grew up knowing landmarks such as the rearing palomino above the Ranch Club in Garden City. — Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 30 Oct. 2025 Rogers bought the ranch property to build a house with stables for his golden palomino horse, Trigger, as reported by the San Fernando Valley Times in November 1938. — Sandra Barrera, Daily News, 26 June 2025 Ed the golden palomino (voiced by Western film actor Allan Lane) belonged to Wilbur Post (Alan Young), a young architect who decides to moves out of the city and closer to nature. — Marc Berman, Forbes, 5 Jan. 2025 Even more people believe palominos are albinos, which is incorrect. — Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 17 Apr. 2023 Ecoffey spotted the chunky palomino through his living room window and rummaged through the fridge for some carrots. — Hanna Krueger, BostonGlobe.com, 31 Oct. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for palomino
  1. roan
  2. pinto
  3. sorrel
  4. black
  5. bay
  6. buckskin
  7. racehorse
  8. pony
Noun
  • Beside the wounded Appaloosa was a friendly bay roan, there to keep the Appaloosa calm.
    — Emily Ruskovich, The Atlantic, 7 July 2026
  • The effort builds on roughly two years of development, during which the company has assembled the ancient bluebuck genome, created a reference genome using the roan antelope, completed comparative genomic analysis, and established foundational cellular and reproductive systems for the species.
    — Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 1 May 2026
Definition of roan
Noun
  • Before sealing the bag, use a rolling pinto gently flatten the meat (do not roll back and forth) to about half an inch thick.
    — Patricia S York, Southern Living, 4 June 2026
  • Try traditional cuisine like gallo pinto (rice and beans) and vigoron (a dish made with yucca, pork rinds, and cabbage salad).
    — Essence, Essence, 13 May 2026
Definition of pinto
Noun
  • These include artichoke, asparagus, lovage, rhubarb, sea kale, and sorrel.
    — Cori Sears, The Spruce, 2 June 2026
  • At cocktail hour, guests drifted back to the firepit for sunset cocktails like the green flow (gin, sorrel, mastiha liqueur) and bowls of local pistachios.
    — Anya von Bremzen, Travel + Leisure, 31 May 2026
Definition of sorrel
Noun
  • The attorney told a judge that men dressed in all black got out of the vehicle with their guns drawn and that one of them broke the driver's side window.
    — Adam Thompson, CBS News, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Akon donned different white outfits throughout the evening, while Ne-Yo was predominantly wearing black.
    — Rashad Alexander August 8, Kansas City Star, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of black
Noun
  • Some are moving to 2027, others are still searching for a distributor and a few need more time in the edit bay.
    — Clayton Davis, Variety, 10 Aug. 2026
  • The main trail, Arrowhead Loop, is a 4-mile walk that offers a mix of grassland and forests with oak and bay trees.
    — Kalpana Mohan, Mercury News, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of bay
Noun
  • It was made from beaded buckskin by Angeline’s grandmother, and at a tribal gathering in the 1920s, a tourist girl visited the family’s tepee and refused to leave without it.
    — jeanne malle, Air Mail, 4 July 2026
  • One exhibit brings together the then-future president’s buckskin jacket and pants, his rifle, Tiffany knife, his spurs, and his branding irons.
    — Andrew McKean, Outdoor Life, 2 July 2026
Definition of buckskin
Noun
  • People still can pool together resources with friends to buy a racehorse for $10,000 and see what happens.
    — Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 25 July 2026
  • Sometimes that means being the one to say no — to the racehorse, the castle in Scotland, the vintage Ferrari.
    — Claudia Rosenbaum, HollywoodReporter, 15 July 2026
Definition of racehorse
Noun
  • Emma was a successful show pony who took part in the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations.
    — Audrey Schmidt, PEOPLE, 9 Aug. 2026
  • The event included a bounce castle, food truck, pony rides, face-painting, the Aurora Public Library bookmobile and more.
    — David Sharos, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of pony

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