Meaning & use
palomino
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Meaning
nouncountable
A horse with a golden or light brown coat and a pale cream or white mane and tail.
Grammar: Countable: a palomino, two palominos. The plural is usually palominos.
Patterns
- a palomino horse
- ride a palomino
She rode a palomino in the parade, and everyone stopped to look at its pale mane.
Palominos are popular in western riding because of their striking color.
The ranch keeps three palominos and a black stallion.
Word forms
| plural | palominos |
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Common combinations
- a palomino horse
- A palomino horse stood quietly by the fence.
- ride a palomino
- Tourists can ride a palomino along the beach.
- golden palomino
- The golden palomino was the most photographed animal at the show.
Synonyms and how they differ
Commonly confused: palomino or palimino?
palomino vs palimino
This is a common misspelling. The correct spelling is palomino, with one l and no i after the m.
Practice
Which sentence uses the correct spelling?
Choose one answer.
The correct spelling is palomino: p-a-l-o-m-i-n-o. The other options are common misspellings with the wrong vowel or an extra letter.
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