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Saluki

//səˈɫuki// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    An ancient sighthound breed of dog with a silky coat originating in the Middle East, once sacred to the Egyptians.
  2. 2
    old breed of tall swift keen-eyed hunting dogs resembling greyhounds; from Egypt and southwestern Asia wordnet

Etymology

From Arabic سَلُوقِيّ (salūqiyy). Doublet of sloughi.

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