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单词 appaloosa
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Appaloosa

[ ap-uh-loo-suh ]
/ ˌæp əˈlu sə /

noun

one of a hardy breed of riding horses, developed in the North American West, having a mottled hide, vertically striped hoofs, and eyes that show a relatively large proportion of white.

Origin of Appaloosa

1920–25, Americanism; origin uncertain; perhaps to be identified with Opelousa a Louisiana Indian tribal name (Compare Opelousas poney, recorded in a German text of 1849), though the breed is traditionally associated with the Nez Percé Indians and the Palouse River (W Idaho)

Words nearby Appaloosa

Appalachian Spring, Appalachian tea, Appalachian Trail, appall, appalling, Appaloosa, appanage, appar., apparat, apparatchik, apparatus
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British Dictionary definitions for Appaloosa

Appaloosa
/ (ˌæpəˈluːsə) /

noun

a breed of horse, originally from America, typically having a spotted rump

Word Origin for Appaloosa

C19: perhaps from Palouse, river in Idaho
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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