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Saluki

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

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  • /səˈɫuki/

1

noun

Meaning 1

An ancient sighthound breed of dog with a silky coat originating in the Middle East, once sacred to the Egyptians.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Gazelle Hound, Persian Greyhound, Royal Dog of Egypt

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

old breed of tall swift keen-eyed hunting dogs resembling greyhounds; from Egypt and southwestern Asia

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: gazelle hound

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: hound, hound dog

History

Etymology

From Arabic سَلُوقِيّ (salūqiyy). Doublet of sloughi.

Across languages

Translations

23 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: سَلُوقِيّ (salūqiyy) — Saluki breed of dog
  • Arabic: سلق (salag) — Saluki breed of dog
  • Arabic: سُلُوقي (sulūgi) — Saluki breed of dog
  • Esperanto: persa leporhundo — Saluki breed of dog
  • Finnish: saluki — Saluki breed of dog
  • Finnish: persianvinttikoira — Saluki breed of dog
  • French: sloughi — Saluki breed of dog
  • French: lévrier persan — Saluki breed of dog
  • German: Saluki — Saluki breed of dog
  • Hebrew: סלוקי — Saluki breed of dog
  • Hungarian: perzsa agár — Saluki breed of dog
  • Italian: levriero persiano — Saluki breed of dog
  • Japanese: サルーキ (sarūki) — Saluki breed of dog
  • Korean: 살루키 (salluki) — Saluki breed of dog
  • Lithuanian: saliukis — Saluki breed of dog
  • Malay: Saluki — Saluki breed of dog
  • Portuguese: saluki — Saluki breed of dog
  • Russian: салюки (saljuki) — Saluki breed of dog
  • Russian: персидская борза́я (persidskaja borzája) — Saluki breed of dog
  • Slovene: saluki — Saluki breed of dog
  • Slovene: perzijski hrt — Saluki breed of dog
  • Spanish: Saluki — Saluki breed of dog
  • Spanish: perro real de Egipto — Saluki breed of dog