/ ˈrɒtwaɪlə(r); -vaɪ-; NAmE ˈrɑːtwaɪ-/ noun
a large dog that can be very aggressive
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WORD ORIGIN
early 20th cent.: German , from Rottweil , the name of a town in SW Germany.
/ ˈrɒtwaɪlə(r); -vaɪ-; NAmE ˈrɑːtwaɪ-/ noun
a large dog that can be very aggressive
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WORD ORIGIN
early 20th cent.: German , from Rottweil , the name of a town in SW Germany.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005