English
Paso Fino
Paso Fino comes from Spanish paso fino ‘smooth step’.
- Spanishc. 1500–presentpaso fino‘smooth step’
- EnglishtodayPaso Fino
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
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- Spanishc. 1500–presentpaso fino‘smooth step’
- EnglishtodayPaso Fino
Every English word from Spanish paso fino
Today it means
noun A horse of a breed originally imported to the Caribbean from Spain, prized for its smooth, natural, four-beat, lateral ambling gait.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Spanish paso fino / Paso Fino