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borzoi

bor·zoi

UK/ˈbɔː.zɔɪ/ US/ˈbɔɹ.zɔɪ/ uncommon

noun

1.

tall fast-moving dog breed

Origin

Borrowed from Russian борзо́й (borzój), from бо́рзый (bórzyj, “swift”), from Proto-Indo-European *mréǵʰus (whence English brief, brace and merry).

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