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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˌæ.pəˈlu.sə/ Forms: appaloosas [plural]
Etymology: a + Palouse + -a. 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. Etymology templates: {{Commonscat}}, {{af|en|a|Palouse|-a}} a + Palouse + -a, {{m|en|Palouse River}} Palouse River, {{l|en|anglicisation}} anglicisation, {{l|en|francisation}} francisation, {{der|en|nai-spt|-}} Sahaptin, {{der|en|fr|-}} French, {{m|fr|pelouse}} pelouse Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} appaloosa (countable and uncountable, plural appaloosas)
  1. (US, uncountable) A breed of horse having a spotted rump. Tags: US, uncountable Translations (breed of horse): łį́į́ʼ yishtłizhii (Navajo), appaloosa [feminine, masculine] (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-appaloosa-en-noun-sDpT3wkl Categories (other): American English, English terms suffixed with -a Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -a: 71 29 Disambiguation of 'breed of horse': 58 42
  2. (countable) A horse of the breed Tags: countable
    Sense id: en-appaloosa-en-noun-trylTvMn
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Appaloosa Related terms: Palouse, Palus
Etymology number: 1

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˌæ.pəˈlu.sə/ Forms: appaloosas [plural]
Etymology: Ellipsis of Appaloosa cat, Apaloosa catfish. 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". Etymology templates: {{ellipsis|en|Appaloosa cat, Apaloosa catfish}} Ellipsis of Appaloosa cat, Apaloosa catfish, {{der|en|cho|-}} Choctaw, {{m|cho|losa||black}} losa (“black”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} appaloosa (plural appaloosas)
  1. (Southern US) A catfish. Tags: Southern-US Categories (lifeform): Catfish, Horse breeds Related terms: Appalousa
    Sense id: en-appaloosa-en-noun-dNRinWB- Disambiguation of Catfish: 4 2 94 Disambiguation of Horse breeds: 28 31 41 Categories (other): Southern US English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 32 8 60
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Appaloosa Related terms: Palouse, Palus
Etymology number: 2

Noun [Portuguese]

IPA: /a.paˈlu.zɐ/ [Brazil], /a.paˈlu.zɐ/ [Brazil], /a.paˈlu.za/ [Southern-Brazil], /ɐ.pɐˈlu.zɐ/ [Portugal] Forms: appaloosas [plural]
Head templates: {{pt-noun|mfbysense}} appaloosa m or f by sense (plural appaloosas)
  1. appaloosa (a breed of horse) Tags: by-personal-gender, feminine, masculine Categories (lifeform): Horses

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      "expansion": "appaloosa m or f by sense (plural appaloosas)",
      "name": "pt-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Portuguese",
  "lang_code": "pt",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Portuguese 4-syllable words",
        "Portuguese countable nouns",
        "Portuguese entries with incorrect language header",
        "Portuguese feminine nouns",
        "Portuguese lemmas",
        "Portuguese masculine and feminine nouns by sense",
        "Portuguese masculine nouns",
        "Portuguese nouns",
        "Portuguese nouns with irregular gender",
        "Portuguese nouns with multiple genders",
        "Portuguese terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "pt:Horses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "appaloosa (a breed of horse)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "appaloosa",
          "appaloosa#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "by-personal-gender",
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/a.paˈlu.zɐ/",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/a.paˈlu.zɐ/",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/a.paˈlu.za/",
      "tags": [
        "Southern-Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɐ.pɐˈlu.zɐ/",
      "tags": [
        "Portugal"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "appaloosa"
}

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