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Chinese Crested Dog

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A toy dog that resembles a long-snouted Chihuahua with tufts of hair about the head and ears, tail and feet.

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Chinese Crested

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Named for the crest of hair on the top of the head and ears.

Across languages

Translations

22 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: gos crestat xinès — Chinese Crested Dog
  • Chinese Mandarin: 中國冠毛犬 /中国冠毛犬 (Zhōngguó guānmáo quǎn) — Chinese Crested Dog
  • Czech: čínský chocholatý pes — Chinese Crested Dog
  • Dutch: Chinese gekuifde naakthond — Chinese Crested Dog
  • Finnish: kiinanharjakoira — Chinese Crested Dog
  • French: chien chinois à crête — Chinese Crested Dog
  • German: Chinesischer Schopfhund — Chinese Crested Dog
  • Hebrew: כלב סיני מצויץ — Chinese Crested Dog
  • Hungarian: Kínai kopasz kutya — Chinese Crested Dog
  • Indonesian: anjing berjambul Cina — Chinese Crested Dog
  • Italian: cane nudo cinese — Chinese Crested Dog
  • Japanese: チャイニーズ・クレステッド・ドッグ (Chainīzu kuresuteddo doggu) — Chinese Crested Dog
  • Latvian: Ķīnas cekulainais suns — Chinese Crested Dog
  • Lithuanian: kinų kuoduotasis šuo — Chinese Crested Dog
  • Malay: anjing berjambul Cina — Chinese Crested Dog
  • Polish: grzywacz chiński — Chinese Crested Dog
  • Portuguese: cão de crista chinês — Chinese Crested Dog
  • Russian: кита́йская хохлатая соба́ка (kitájskaja xoxlataja sobáka) — Chinese Crested Dog
  • Slovak: čínsky chocholatý pes — Chinese Crested Dog
  • Spanish: perro crestado chino — Chinese Crested Dog
  • Turkish: sorguçlu Çin köpeği — Chinese Crested Dog
  • Ukrainian: китайський чубатий собака (kytajsʹkyj čubatyj sobaka) — Chinese Crested Dog