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pony

pony

noun POH-nee Rare
Animals & Nature Farm Animals

Origin: English loanword, from Scottish powney

Usage Note

Pony is an invariable loanword in Italian — both singular and plural are pony (i pony). It is masculine (il pony). In Italian it is used both for the small horse breed and, informally, for a pony-tail hairstyle (coda di pony). The plural invariability is a common feature of Italian loanwords ending in a vowel-consonant pattern.

Examples

"I bambini cavalcavano i pony al maneggio."

Natural Translation

The children rode the ponies at the riding school.

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