roan
чалый
Having a coat of a dark base color with individual white hairs mixed inHaving a coat of a dark base color with individual white hairs mixed in.
UK/ɹəʊn/US/ɹoʊn/
Meaning
2 senses(especially, not comparable)Having a coat of a dark base color with individual white hairs mixed in.
чалыйčalyj
(used of especially horses) having a brownish coat thickly sprinkled with white or grey
(not comparable)Made of roan (kind of leather).
roan binding
Translations
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By meaning 1
having a coat of a dark base color with individual white hairs mixed in:
Origin
From Middle French roan, probably from Spanish roano, from Old Spanish raudano, itself proFrom 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.
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