Pekingese

adj, name, noun

adj, name, noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A small toy dog from China.
  2. 2
    a Chinese breed of small short-legged dogs with a long silky coat and broad flat muzzle wordnet
  3. 3
    Synonym of Beijinger (“person from Beijing”). dated
Adjective
  1. 1
    of or related to Beijing, the capital of the People's Republic of China
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    The Beijing dialect of Chinese, as distinct from standardized Mandarin.

Synonyms

All synonyms
beijingbeijingbeijingerbeijingesebeijingesebeijingese

Example

More examples

"“Stop it, you mutts!” he bellowed, and the six Pekingese, who had been barking steadily since my arrival, stopped in mid-yap, and were still."

Etymology

From Peking + -ese; Peking is the Postal Map romanization of Beijing.

Related phrases

people's republic of chinatoy dog

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