Appaloosa
pronunciation
How to pronounce Appaloosa in British English:
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How to pronounce Appaloosa in American English:
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- Noun:
- a hardy breed of saddle horse developed in western North America and characteristically having a spotted rump
Word Origin
- Appaloosa
- breed of horses favored by Indian tribes in U.S. West, 1849, either from Opelousa in Louisiana or from Palouse Indians, who lived near the river of that name in Idaho, in which case it probably is a Nez Percé word. Opelousa is perhaps from Choctaw api losa "black body;" while Palouse is from Sahaptin palou:s "what is standing up in the water."
Example
- 1. A resurgent market has helped mr. tepper 's firm , appaloosa management , gain about 120 % after the firm 's fees , through early december .
- 2. Viggo mortensen presenta en madrid el western de humor " appaloosa "
- 3. Thanks to those gains , mr. tepper , who specializes in the stocks and bonds of troubled companies , manages about $ 12 billion , a sum that makes appaloosa one of the largest hedge funds in the world .