Phrase guide

Italian greyhound

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

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A small sighthound of an Italian breed.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Italian sighthound, Iggy

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a toy dog developed from the greyhound

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: greyhound

History

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Across languages

Translations

24 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: llebrer italià — Italian breed of sighthound
  • Chinese Mandarin: 義大利靈緹犬 /义大利灵缇犬 (Yìdàlì língtíquǎn) — Italian breed of sighthound
  • Chinese Mandarin: 義大利靈緹 /义大利灵缇 (Yìdàlì língtí) — Italian breed of sighthound
  • Danish: italiensk mynde — Italian breed of sighthound
  • Dutch: Italiaans windhondje — Italian breed of sighthound
  • Finnish: italianvinttikoira — Italian breed of sighthound
  • French: petit lévrier italien — Italian breed of sighthound
  • French: lévrier italien — Italian breed of sighthound
  • French: levrette d'Italie — Italian breed of sighthound
  • French: levrette italienne — Italian breed of sighthound
  • German: Italienisches Windspiel — Italian breed of sighthound
  • German: Windspiel — Italian breed of sighthound
  • Hungarian: kis olasz agár — Italian breed of sighthound
  • Hungarian: olasz agár — Italian breed of sighthound
  • Italian: piccolo levriero italiano — Italian breed of sighthound
  • Italian: levriero italiano — Italian breed of sighthound
  • Polish: charcik włoski — Italian breed of sighthound
  • Portuguese: galguinho italiano — Italian breed of sighthound
  • Russian: левре́тка (levrétka) — Italian breed of sighthound
  • Spanish: galgo italiano — Italian breed of sighthound
  • Spanish: lebrel italiano — Italian breed of sighthound
  • Swedish: italiensk vinthund — Italian breed of sighthound
  • Ukrainian: левре́тка (levrétka) — Italian breed of sighthound
  • Ukrainian: італі́йський хорт (italíjsʹkyj xort) — Italian breed of sighthound