n.
Pronunciation: b ə - ' sen-j ē , - ' zen-
Function: noun
Etymology: probably modification of Lingala mbwa na basenji, literally, dogs of the bushland people
Date: 1937
: any of a breed of small curly-tailed dogs of African origin that do not bark
n.
Pronunciation: b ə - ' sen-j ē , - ' zen-
Function: noun
Etymology: probably modification of Lingala mbwa na basenji, literally, dogs of the bushland people
Date: 1937
: any of a breed of small curly-tailed dogs of African origin that do not bark
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012