different between stallion vs palomino

English

Etymology

From Middle English stalion, from Middle French estalon (whence modern French étalon), of Germanic origin, akin to stall.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?stæli.?n/, /?stælj?n/
• Rhymes: -æli?n
• Hyphenation: stal?lion

Noun

stallion (plural stallions)

1. An adult male horse.
   1. Specifically, one that is uncastrated.
   2. A male horse kept primarily as a stud.
2. A very virile and sexually-inclined man or (rarely) woman.

Synonyms

• entire
• studhorse, stud horse

Derived terms

• stallioneer
• stallioner

Translations

See also

• colt
• filly
• foal
• gelding
• mare

Anagrams

• Llanitos, Santillo, Taillons

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish palomino, from paloma (“dove, pigeon”) + diminutive suffix -ino.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /pæl??mi?n??/
• (US) enPR: p?l-?-m??n?, IPA^(key): /pæl??mi?no?/

Noun

palomino (plural palominos)

1. A horse with a golden-colored coat and a white or cream-colored mane and tail.

Translations

Spanish

Etymology

From paloma (“dove, pigeon”) +? -ino (“diminutive suffix”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /palo?mino/, [pa.lo?mi.no]

Noun

palomino m (plural palominos)

1. palomino
2. squab (baby pigeon, baby dove, dove chick)
3. skid mark (visible stain left on underpants)
4. pigeon droppings

Related terms

• palomina

Descendants

• ? English: palomino

Further reading

• “palomino” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.