different between appaloosa vs connemara

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?æ.p??lu.s?/

Etymology 1

From the phrase "a Palouse horse", referring to the Palouse River near which they were first encountered by non-Native Americans. The river is named for the Palouse region; whether the region's name is (an anglicisation of) a francisation of the Sahaptin name of the Palus people or the people's name derives from a French designation of the region as pelouse is unclear.

Alternative forms

• Appaloosa

Noun

appaloosa (plural appaloosas)

1. (US) A breed of horse having a spotted rump.

Translations

Etymology 2

Shortening of "Appaloosa cat" (itself a shortening of "Apaloosa catfish"), after the Appaloosa (Opelousa) tribe which resided in Louisiana. The tribe's name is Choctaw, the second element of it being losa (“black”); the first element is variously supposed to be a term for "head" or "skull", "leggings", "moccasins", or "body".

Alternative forms

• Appaloosa

Noun

appaloosa (plural appaloosas)

1. (Southern US) A catfish.

See also

• appaloosa on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• appaloosa on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

References

Portuguese

Noun

appaloosa m, f (plural appaloosas)

1. appaloosa (a breed of horse)