Vizsla
/ˈviːʃlə/ noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A dog breed originating in Hungary.
"A bird dog, according to David Smith of the National Bird Dog Museum, can include such breeds as the English pointer and setter, the American Brittany, the German short-haired pointer and the vizsla."
- 2 Alternative form of Vizsla. alt-of, alternative
- 3 Hungarian hunting dog resembling the Weimaraner but having a rich deep red coat wordnet
Example
More examples"A bird dog, according to David Smith of the National Bird Dog Museum, can include such breeds as the English pointer and setter, the American Brittany, the German short-haired pointer and the vizsla."
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).