noun / adjective
appaloosa
ap-uh-LOO-suh/ˌæpəˈlusə/
A horse of a breed known for its spotted coat.
The Appaloosa has a white blanket of dark spots across its rump.
Etymology
The breed name may come from Opelousa in Louisiana or from the Palouse people, who lived near the river of that name. The supplied evidence leaves these alternatives unresolved.
In context
it can have an appaloosa and the front can have a a morgan or whatever an arabian
More examples
- She rides an appaloosa mare in the parade.
- The ranch breeds appaloosas.
- His appaloosa has dark spots over a pale hindquarter.
Forms
appaloosa · appaloosas
Similar words
- horse
- The broad animal category without specifying a breed.