Lipizzan

noun

Lip·​iz·​zan ˌli-pət-ˈsän 

variants or Lipizzaner

ˌli-pət-ˈsä-nər 

or less commonly Lippizan

ˌli-pət-ˈsän 

or Lippizaner

ˌli-pət-ˈsä-nər 

: any of a breed of spirited horses developed from Spanish, Italian, Danish, and Arab stock that are usually born with a dark coat that lightens to white with age

Word History

Etymology

German Lipizzaner, Lippizaner, from Lipizza, Lippiza, former site of the Austrian Imperial Stud near Trieste, Italy

First Known Use

1928, in the meaning defined above