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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries杂色
Pronunciation / Transliteration: zásè
"那匹杂色马在草地上奔跑。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Describing an animal, especially a horse or cattle, having a coat of a dark base color thickly interspersed with white or grey hairs.
"The farmer rode a striking red roan horse across the pasture."
- 1
An animal with a roan coat, or a soft sheepskin leather finished to resemble goatskin and used for bookbinding.
"The antique ledger was bound in dark green roan."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Old Spanish word 'roano', which likely has Germanic roots, entering English in the late 16th century. Historically used primarily to describe the coat color of horses and cattle, it expanded to denote similar mixed color patterns in other animals.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Roan" is said worldwide
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rouan
Transliteration: ʁwɑ̃
"Le cheval rouan trottait dans le pré."
stichelhaarig
Transliteration: ˈʃtɪkl̩ˌhaːʁɪç
"Das stichelhaarige Pferd stand auf der Weide."
zano
Transliteration: ˈdzaːno
"Il cavallo sauro aveva riflessi particolari."
ruano
Transliteration: ˈrwano
"El caballo ruano corría por el campo."
ruão
Transliteration: ruˈɐ̃w
"O cavalo ruão destacava-se no rebanho."
चितkabra
Transliteration: chitkabra
Script: चितकबरा
"चितकबरे घोड़े ने दौड़ प्रतियोगिता जीत ली।"
杂色
Transliteration: zásè
"那匹杂色马在草地上奔跑。"
청털
Transliteration: cheongteol
"초원에는 청털 말이 서 있었습니다."
芦毛
Transliteration: ashige
"その芦毛の馬は美しく駆けていた。"
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