noun
Meaning 1
A shortlegged breed of dog of the hound family.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Phrase guide
basset hound
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noun
Meaning 2
smooth-haired breed of hound with short legs and long ears
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: basset
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: hound, hound dog
History
Etymology
From French basset (“basset hound”), nominalization of Old French adjective basset (“short-legged”), from bas (“short, low”).
Across languages
Translations
7 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Chinese Mandarin: 巴吉度獵犬 /巴吉度猎犬 (bājídùlièquǎn) — short-legged breed of dog of the hound family
- Finnish: bassetti — short-legged breed of dog of the hound family
- French: basset — short-legged breed of dog of the hound family
- Irish: baiséadach — short-legged breed of dog of the hound family
- Malay: anjing pemburu basset — short-legged breed of dog of the hound family
- Polish: basset — short-legged breed of dog of the hound family
- Russian: ба̀ссет-ха́унд (bàsset-xáund) — short-legged breed of dog of the hound family