Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

overo

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.25 in modern English

Syllables: overo
IPA

8

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A pinto horse with white-over-dark body markings.

Example Sentences

"The dark overo cropouts often have wide blazes on the face and do not have the bald or apron faces that are associated with the overo color pattern."

Etymology

From Spanish overo (“piebald”).

Inflected Forms

overos (plural)

Derived Forms

tovero

Frequently Paired Words

sabino tobiano

Questions

What does overo mean?: A pinto horse with white-over-dark body markings.
Where does overo come from?: From Spanish overo (“piebald”).

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