appaloosa.
A horse of a breed best known for its colorful spotted coat pattern.
Meaning & usage
A horse of a breed best known for its colorful spotted coat pattern.
Where this word comes from
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.
A catfish.
Where this word comes from
Ellipsis of Appaloosa cat, itself an ellipsis of Apaloosa catfish, after the Appalousa people of Louisiana.
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