tordillo

tordillo, el tordillo, la tordilla(
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An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
adjective
a. dappled
La yegua es fácil de identificar por su crin tordilla.The mare can be easily identified because of its dappled mane.
b. dapple-gray
Regionalism used in the United States
(United States)
Dos caballos tordillos corrían libres en la pradera.Two dapple-gray horses ran freely on the prairie.
c. dapple-grey
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
(United Kingdom)
Tenemos un caballo tordillo y dos cafés en la granja.We've got a dapple-grey horse and two brown ones at the farm.
This means that the noun can be masculine or feminine, depending on the gender of the noun it refers to (e.g., el doctor, la doctora).
masculine or feminine noun
a. dapple
El tordillo es el caballo más rápido en la pista.The dapple is the fastest horse on the race course.
b. dapple-gray
Regionalism used in the United States
(United States)
Aprendí a cabalgar en una tordilla hermosa.I learned to ride on a beautiful dapple-gray.
c. dapple-grey
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
(United Kingdom)
Le aposté todo al tordillo.I bet everything on the dapple-grey.
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