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shar-pei

shar-pei noun: a dog of a distinctive breed with deep wrinkles, especially when young, a blue-black tongue, and a rough short coat.

shar-pei: a dog of a distinctive breed with deep wrinkles, especially when young, a blue-black tongue, and a...
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Noun

shar-pei (plural shar-peis)

  1. A dog of a distinctive breed with deep wrinkles, especially when young, a blue-black tongue, and a rough short coat.

Forms of shar-pei

pluralshar-peis
alternative formShar-Pei
alternative formShar-pei

Origin of shar-pei

Borrowed from Cantonese 沙皮 (saa¹ pei⁴, “sandpapery skin”).

Questions about shar-pei

What does shar-pei mean?
Shar-pei means a dog of a distinctive breed with deep wrinkles, especially when young, a blue-black tongue, and a rough short coat.
What part of speech is shar-pei?
Shar-pei is a noun.
What is the plural of shar-pei?
The plural of shar-pei is shar-peis.

Words near shar-pei in the dictionary

  1. Shar
  2. Shar Pei
  3. Shar Peis
  4. Shar'
  5. Shar'i
  6. shar-pei
  7. shar-peis
  8. sharab
  9. sharability
  10. sharable
  11. Sharad

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