- borzoi
- borzoi Russian wolfhound, 1887, from Rus. borzoy, lit. "swift, quick" (Cf. Czech brzy, S.Cr. brzo "quickly," Lith. bruzdeti "to hurry").
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Borzoi — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Borzoi Una hembra Borzoi Nombres alternativos Barzoï Russian Wolfhound Russkaya Psovaya Borzaya Psovoi … Wikipedia Español
borzoi — orzoi n. [Russian.] tall, slender fast moving dog breed; called also {Russian wolfhound}. Syn: Russian wolfhound. [WordNet 1.5] || … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
borzoi — BORZOÍ, borzoiesc, vb. IV. refl. (pop.; despre păr, blană etc.) A se zbârli. – Din magh. borzolni. Trimis de paula, 02.02.2008. Sursa: DLRM … Dicționar Român
borzoi — ► NOUN (pl. borzois) ▪ a breed of large Russian wolfhound with a narrow head and silky coat. ORIGIN from Russian borzy swift … English terms dictionary
borzoi — [bôr′zoi΄] n. [Russ borzój, swift < IE base * bheres, quick > L festinare, to hurry] any of a breed of large dog with a narrow head, long legs, and silky coat; Russian wolfhound … English World dictionary
Borzoi — Infobox Dogbreed image caption = A female Borzoi name = Borzoi altname = Barzoï Russian Wolfhound Russkaya Psovaya Borzaya Psovoi country = Russia fcigroup = 10 fcisection = 1 fcinum = 193 fcistd = http://www.google.com/search?q=cache:0sxBCtiGa5YJ… … Wikipedia
borzoi — /bawr zoy/, n., pl. borzois. any of a breed of tall, slender dogs having long, silky hair, raised originally in Russia for hunting wolves. Also called Russian wolfhound. [1885 90; < Russ borzói orig., swift, fast; c. Czech brzý, Serbo Croatian… … Universalium
borzoi — noun Etymology: Russian borzoĭ, from borzoĭ swift Date: 1887 any of a breed of large dogs developed in Russia especially for pursuing wolves that have a long silky usually white coat with darker markings called also Russian wolfhound … New Collegiate Dictionary
borzoi — [ bɔ:zɔɪ] noun (plural borzois) a large Russian wolfhound of a breed with a narrow head and silky coat. Origin C19: from Russ. borzoĭ (adjective), borzaya (n.), from borzyĭ swift … English new terms dictionary
borzoi — bor•zoi [[t]ˈbɔr zɔɪ[/t]] n. pl. zois dch any of a breed of tall, slender, swift dogs with long, silky hair and a long, narrow head, raised orig. in Russia for hunting wolves Also called Russian wolfhound • Etymology: 1885–90; < Russ borzóǐ… … From formal English to slang
