noun
Meaning 1
A dog breed originating in Hungary.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
Vizsla
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/ˈviːʃlə/
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/ˈviːʒlə/
noun
Meaning 2
Alternative form of Vizsla.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
Hungarian hunting dog resembling the Weimaraner but having a rich deep red coat
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Hungarian pointer
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: pointer, Spanish pointer
History
Etymology
From Hungarian vizsla, itself probably a borrowing from a Slavic language; compare Serbo-Croatian vižao/вижао, Czech vyžle, Polish wyżeł, wyga (“old dog”), Russian выжла (vyžla).
Across languages
Translations
3 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Finnish: unkarinvizsla — dog breed
- Hungarian: vizsla — dog breed
- Japanese: ビーシュラ (bīshura) — dog breed