(also pie-dog , pi-dog ) / ˈpaɪ dɒg; NAmE dɔːg/ noun
(especially in Asia) a dog that has no owner or home and is of no particular breed
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 19th cent.: from Anglo-Indian pye , Hindi pāhī outsider + dog .
(also pie-dog , pi-dog ) / ˈpaɪ dɒg; NAmE dɔːg/ noun
(especially in Asia) a dog that has no owner or home and is of no particular breed
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 19th cent.: from Anglo-Indian pye , Hindi pāhī outsider + dog .
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005