shiba inu
/ˌʃiːbə ˈiːnuː/
shiba inu is the alternative letter-case form of Shiba Inu.
Noun capitalized: Shiba Inu
Shiba Inu (plural Shiba Inus)
- A dog of a small, agile Japanese breed originally used for hunting.
- Doge has taken the standard twists and turns, and it’s increasingly common to see images which have the format of a Doge picture but don’t actually contain any Shiba Inus at all.2014 February 18, Alex Hern, “What is Doge?”, in The Guardian
- Even Dogecoin, a cryptocurrency that began as a joke with a perpetually surprised Shiba Inu dog for its symbol, has soared almost 1,000 percent over the last week to set a record.2021 February 8, Nathaniel Popper, “Elon Musk and Snoop Dogg Push Cryptocurrencies to Record Highs”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, archived from the original on 10 Feb 2021
Synonyms of shiba inu
Forms of shiba inu
| plural | shiba inus |
|---|---|
| plural | Shiba Inus |
| alternative form | shiba inu |
Origin of shiba inu
Borrowed from Japanese 柴犬 (shibainu).
Questions about shiba inu
- What does shiba inu mean?
- Shiba inu means a dog of a small, agile Japanese breed originally used for hunting.
- What is shiba inu the alternative letter-case form of?
- Shiba inu is the alternative letter-case form of Shiba Inu.
- What part of speech is shiba inu?
- Shiba inu is a noun.
- How do you pronounce shiba inu?
- Shiba inu is pronounced /ˌʃiːbə ˈiːnuː/.
- What is the plural of shiba inu?
- The plural of shiba inu is shiba inus.
Words near shiba inu in the dictionary
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