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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: a horse of light tan or golden color with cream-colored or white mane and tail

Merriam Webster's

noun (plural -nos) Etymology: American Spanish, from Spanish, like a dove, from Latin palumbinus, from palumbes ringdove; akin to Greek peleia dove, Latin pall?re to be pale — more at fallow Date: 1914 a horse that is pale cream to gold in color and has a flaxen or white mane and tail

Britannica Concise

Color type of horse, cream, yellow, or gold with a white or silver mane. It is popular in pleasure and parade classes. Palominos may conform to the breed types of several light breeds, incl. the Arabian horse and the Amer. quarter horse.

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. (pl. -os) a golden or cream-coloured horse with a light-coloured mane and tail, orig. bred in the south-western US. Etymology: Amer. Sp. f. Sp. palomino young pigeon f. paloma dove f. L palumba

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(palominos) A palomino is a horse which is yellowish or cream in colour and has a white tail. N-COUNT