paniolo
Americannoun
plural
paniolosEtymology
Origin of paniolo
< Hawaiian: cowboy, Spanish, Spaniard, probably < Spanish español Spanish
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Her next release, coming out this summer, is a collection of interchangeable sets inspired by the paniolo pattern and others that hark back to her beginnings as an evening wear designer.
From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2021
Maui dancers included Maui 4-H Livestock youths, families and Upcountry paniolo who grooved to both “Cha Cha Slide” and “Electric Slide.”
From Washington Times • Jun. 21, 2015
That led him to the original detective on whom the character is based, Chang Apana, who was born in Hawaii, raised in China and returned to the island to become a paniolo, or Hawaiian cowboy.
From Reuters • Aug. 19, 2010
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
