grulla

noun

gru·​lla

ˈgrüyə

variants or less commonly grullo

-ü(ˌ)yō

plural -s

Southwest

: a mouse-dun horse

Word History

Etymology

Mexican Spanish, from Spanish grulla crane, probably alteration of Old Spanish gruya, grúa, from Latin grus; from its crane color

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