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roan

UK/ɹəʊn/ US/ɹoʊn/ uncommon archaic
noun (2) adjective (1)

noun

1.
2.

horse having a roan coat

adjective

1.

(used of especially horses) having a brownish coat thickly sprinkled with white or gray

  • “a roan horse”
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Origin

From Middle French roan, probably from Spanish roano, from Old Spanish raudano, itself probably of Germanic origin (compare Gothic *𐍂𐌰𐌿𐌳𐌰𐌽 (*raudan), accusative of 𐍂𐌰𐌿𐌸𐍃 (rauþs, “red”). Compare rowan.

Phrases

  • roan antelope
  • strawberry roan

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