"appaloosa" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˌæ.pəˈlu.sə/ Forms: appaloosas [plural]
Etymology: From 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, {{der|en|nai-spt|-}} Sahaptin, {{der|en|fr|-}} French 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): appaloosa (Finnish), łį́į́ʼ yishtłizhii (Navajo), appaloosa [feminine, masculine] (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-appaloosa-en-noun-sDpT3wkl Categories (other): American English, English terms suffixed with -a, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Navajo translations, Terms with Portuguese translations Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -a: 59 41 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 47 53 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 63 37 Disambiguation of Terms with Navajo translations: 64 36 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 58 42 Disambiguation of 'breed of horse': 56 44
  2. (countable) A horse of the breed Tags: countable
    Sense id: en-appaloosa-en-noun-trylTvMn Categories (other): Entries with translation boxes Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 47 53
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Appaloosa Related terms: Palouse, Palus
Etymology number: 1

Noun

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 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: 3 3 94 Disambiguation of Horse breeds: 24 27 49 Categories (other): Southern US English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 33 24 43 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 19 17 64 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 16 14 71
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Appaloosa Related terms: Palouse, Palus
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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