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borzoi

/ˈbɔː.zɔɪ/US/ˈbɔɹ.zɔɪ/

borzoi noun: a dog of a particular breed, similar in shape to a greyhound but with longer silkier hair.

borzoi: a dog of a particular breed, similar in shape to a greyhound but with longer silkier hair
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Noun

borzoi (plural borzois or borzoi)

  1. A dog of a particular breed, similar in shape to a greyhound but with longer silkier hair.
    • Pia loves Rob, she had written it with her lipstick on the walls of the vespasienne in the Rue Colombe, waiting for him to finish, holding her pampered borzoi on the leash.1974, Lawrence Durrell, Monsieur, Faber & Faber, published 1992, page 171
    Synonyms:
    Russian Hunting Sighthound, Russian Wolfhound, noodle, hose goat, longboye

borzoi meaning in Marathi, Arabic, Malay and Thai

borzoi in Marathi

breed of dog
बॉरझॉई bŏrjhŏī

borzoi in Arabic

breed of dog
بُورْزُوي burzuy

borzoi in Malay

breed of dog
borzoi, anjing serigala Rusia

borzoi in Thai

breed of dog
บอร์ซอย

Synonyms of borzoi

All synonyms of borzoi

Forms of borzoi

pluralborzois
pluralborzoi
alternative formZoi

Origin of borzoi

Borrowed from Russian борзо́й (borzój), from бо́рзый (bórzyj, “swift”), from Proto-Indo-European *mréǵʰus (whence English brief, brace and merry).

Questions about borzoi

What does borzoi mean?
Borzoi means a dog of a particular breed, similar in shape to a greyhound but with longer silkier hair.
What is borzoi in Marathi?
Borzoi in Marathi is बॉरझॉई (bŏrjhŏī). See Borzoi meaning in Marathi.
What part of speech is borzoi?
Borzoi is a noun.
How do you pronounce borzoi?
Borzoi is pronounced /ˈbɔː.zɔɪ/ (UK).
What is the plural of borzoi?
The plural of borzoi is borzois.

Words near borzoi in the dictionary

  1. Borysenkos
  2. Boryslav
  3. Boryspil
  4. Borysthenes
  5. Borzna
  6. borzoi
  7. borzois
  8. Borås
  9. Borðoy
  10. Borôro
  11. Borăscu

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