Pronunciation: ' pär-t ē - ˌ k ə -l ə r
Variant: or par · ti-col · ored \ -l ə rd \
Function: adjective
Etymology: obsolete English party parti-color, from Middle English parti, from Anglo-French, of two colors, from past participle of partir to divide
Date: 1530
: showing different colors or tints especially : having a predominant color broken by patches of one or more other colors <a parti-color cocker spaniel>
– parti-color noun