vizsla
[ vizh-lo ]
/ Ë?vɪʒ lÉ’ /
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noun (sometimes initial capital letter)
one of a Hungarian breed of medium-sized, powerful hunting dogs having a short, smooth, rusty-gold coat, a square muzzle, and a docked tail.
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Also called Hungarian pointer.
Origin of vizsla
1940–45; <Hungarian; akin to Serbo-Croatian vȉžao,Czech vyžle, vyžel,Polish wyżeł,Russian výzhlets; ultimately source and direction of transmission uncertain
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British Dictionary definitions for vizsla
vizsla
/ (Ë?vɪʒlÉ™) /
noun
a breed of Hungarian hunting dog with a smooth rusty-gold coat
Word Origin for vizsla
C20: named after Vizsla, Hungary
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