borzoi

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈbɔːzɔɪ/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(bôr′zoi)

Inflections of 'borzoi' (n): npl: borzois

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
bor•zoi  (bôr′zoi),USA pronunciation n., pl. -zois. 
  1. any of a breed of tall, slender dogs having long, silky hair, raised originally in Russia for hunting wolves. Also called Russian wolfhound. 
  • Russian borzóǐ origin, originally, swift, fast; cognate with Czech brzý, Serbo-Croatian br̂z swift, Polish bardzo very
  • 1885–90

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
borzoi / ˈbɔːzɔɪ/ ( -zois)
  1. a tall graceful fast-moving breed of dog with a long silky coat, originally used in Russia for hunting wolves
    Also called: Russian wolfhound
Etymology: 19th Century: from Russian borzoi, literally: swift; related to Old Slavonic brǔzǔ swift
'borzoi' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Russian wolfhound - gazehound - wolfhound

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