shar-pei

See also: Shar Pei

English

Alternative forms

  • Shar-Pei, Shar-pei

Etymology

Borrowed from Cantonese 沙皮 (saa1 pei4, “sandpapery skin”), when the initial of the first syllable was still [ɕ] during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

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.

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