roan

Adj

1. (especially, not-comparable) Having a coat of a dark base color with individual white hairs mixed in.
2. (not-comparable) 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

Archaic form of rowan (“kind of tree”).

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɹəʊn/

Etymology

Cognate with Gothic: 𐍂𐌰𐌿𐌳𐌰𐌽

In summary

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.

Synonyms

antelope

brindled

dapple

dappled

fleece

gray

motley

piebald

pied

pinto

grege

Translations

roano

güderi

roano

sahtiyan

🇲🇦

ruão

ερυθρόστικτος

προβιά

rouan

hippotrague

antilope chevaline

a. rouanne

rabicano

dereszowaty

krasula

ruano