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borzoi

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈbɔː.zɔɪ/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • General-American: /ˈbɔɹ.zɔɪ/

1

noun

Meaning 1

A dog of a particular breed, similar in shape to a greyhound but with longer silkier hair.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Russian Hunting Sighthound, Russian Wolfhound, noodle, hose goat, longboye

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

tall fast-moving dog breed

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Russian wolfhound

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: wolfhound

History

Etymology

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

Across languages

Translations

37 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: بُورْزُوي (burzuy) — breed of dog
  • Bashkir: бурҙайы (burźayı) — breed of dog
  • Chinese Mandarin: 俄國狼狗 /俄国狼狗 (Éguó lánggǒu) — breed of dog
  • Chinese Mandarin: 伯若犬 (Bóruò quǎn) — breed of dog
  • Chinese Mandarin: 俄羅斯狼犬 /俄罗斯狼犬 (Èluósī láng quǎn) — breed of dog
  • Czech: barzoj — breed of dog
  • Esperanto: rusa leporhundo — breed of dog
  • Finnish: venäjänvinttikoira — breed of dog
  • French: barzoï — breed of dog
  • French: lévrier russe — breed of dog
  • German: Barsoi — breed of dog
  • German: Russischer Jagdwindhund — breed of dog
  • Hebrew: בורזוי — breed of dog
  • Hungarian: orosz agár — breed of dog
  • Hungarian: barzoj — breed of dog
  • Italian: barzoi — breed of dog
  • Japanese: ボルゾイ (boruzoi) — breed of dog
  • Korean: 보르조이 (boreujoi) — breed of dog
  • Malay: borzoi — breed of dog
  • Malay: anjing serigala Rusia — breed of dog
  • Manx: coo Rooshagh — breed of dog
  • Marathi: बॉरझॉई (bŏrjhŏī) — breed of dog
  • Polish: borzoj — breed of dog
  • Portuguese: borzói — breed of dog
  • Portuguese: borzoi — breed of dog
  • Romanian: barzoi — breed of dog
  • Russian: борза́я (borzája) — breed of dog
  • Slovak: ruský chrt — breed of dog
  • Southern Altai: аҥчы ийттер (aŋčï iytter) — breed of dog
  • Spanish: borzoi — breed of dog
  • Spanish: lebrel ruso para la caza — breed of dog
  • Tatar: бурзай (burzay) — breed of dog
  • Thai: บอร์ซอย — breed of dog
  • Turkish: borzoy — breed of dog
  • Ukrainian: російський псовий хорт (rosijsʹkyj psovyj xort) — breed of dog
  • Ukrainian: хорт (xort) — breed of dog
  • Ukrainian: російський хорт (rosijsʹkyj xort) — breed of dog
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