SHAR-PEI


Meaning of SHAR-PEI in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌshä-ˈpā, ˌshär- ]

noun

( plural shar-peis )

Usage: often capitalized S&P

Etymology: Chinese (Guangdong) sà sand + péi fur

Date: 1975

: any of an ancient breed of dogs originating in China that have loose wrinkled skin especially when young, a short bristly coat, blue-black tongue, and wide blunt muzzle

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.