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Also Plural of pekinese

Pekingese

pe·kin·gese

uncommon dated

noun

1.

a Chinese breed of small short-legged dogs with a long silky coat and broad flat muzzle

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Origin

From Peking + -ese; Peking is the Postal Map romanization of Beijing.

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