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10 Language-to-English DictionariesPiebald
/ˈpaɪ.bɔːld/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Having irregular patches of two colors, typically black and white.
"The piebald horse stood out in the field with its striking coat."
- 1
An animal, especially a horse, that has a coat with irregular patches of two colors.
"The farmer was proud of his piebald, which won several awards at the county fair."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'piebald' originates from the combination of 'pie', which refers to a magpie (a bird known for its black and white coloring), and 'bald', meaning marked with white. The word has been used in English since the late 15th century to describe animals, particularly horses, that have irregular patches of two colors, typically black and white.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Piebald" is said worldwide
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Pie-bald
Transliteration: pi-bald
Script: pie-bald
"Le cheval pie-bald était très beau."
Schecke
Transliteration: ʃɛkə
"Das piebald Pferd war sehr auffällig."
Pezzato
Transliteration: pɛˈdzato
"Il cavallo pezzato era molto bello."
Pío
Transliteration: pi.o
"El caballo pío era impresionante."
Pintado
Transliteration: pĩˈtɐdu
"O cavalo pintado era muito bonito."
धब्बेदार
Transliteration: Dhabbedar
"धब्बेदार घोड़ा बहुत सुंदर था।"
花斑的
Transliteration: huā bān de
"那匹花斑的马非常漂亮。"
얼룩말
Transliteration: eollukmal
"그 얼룩말은 매우 아름다웠다."
まだらの
Transliteration: madara no
"そのまだらの馬はとても美しかった。"
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