English Explanatory Dictionary

Roan

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A surname.
adj
  1. Having a coat of a dark base color with individual white hairs mixed in.
  2. Made of roan (kind of leather).
noun
  1. An animal (such as a horse) that has a coat of a dark base color with individual white hairs mixed in.
  2. The color of such an animal.
  3. A kind of leather used for slippers, bookbinding, etc., made from sheepskin, tanned with sumac and colored to imitate ungrained morocco.
noun
  1. Archaic form of rowan (“kind of tree”).

Pronunciation

/ˈɹoʊ.ən/ /ˈɹoʊn/ rōn /ɹəʊn/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-roan.wav /ɹoʊn/

Word forms

Roan roans

Etymology

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.

Related words

roan duck

Derived words

roan antelope roaning strawberry roan

Translations

Afrikaans: skimmel Czech: tisák Estonian: kimmel Finnish: päistärikkö French: rouan Hungarian: deres Italian: roano Latvian: salnis Navajo: łį́į́łbáhí Spanish: roano Spanish: rosillo Spanish: sabino
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