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Löwchen

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

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1

noun

Meaning 1

An uncommon bichon bred in North-Western Europe.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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noun

Meaning 2

A small breed of dog.

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History

Etymology

Borrowed from German Löwchen (literally “little lion”).

From German Löwchen, lit, "small lion".

Across languages

Translations

21 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Czech: lvíček — Löwchen
  • Dutch: Leeuwhondje — Löwchen
  • Finnish: löwchen — Löwchen
  • Finnish: pienileijonakoira — Löwchen
  • French: petit chien lion — Löwchen
  • German: Löwchen — Löwchen
  • Hungarian: kis oroszlánkutya — Löwchen
  • Icelandic: litli ljónahundur — Löwchen
  • Indonesian: anjing singa kecil — Löwchen
  • Italian: piccolo cane leone — Löwchen
  • Lithuanian: šuo liūtukas — Löwchen
  • Malay: anjing singa kecil — Löwchen
  • Polish: lwi piesek — Löwchen
  • Portuguese: pequeno cão leão — Löwchen
  • Russian: малая львиная соба́ка (malaja lʹvinaja sobáka) — Löwchen
  • Serbo-Croatian: mali lavlji pas — Löwchen
  • Slovak: levíček — Löwchen
  • Slovene: levček — Löwchen
  • Spanish: pequeño perro león — Löwchen
  • Swedish: loöwchen — Löwchen
  • Vietnamese: löwchen — Löwchen