See also: Husky

English

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Etymology 1

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From husk +‎ -y; in relation to voice, from the sense "dry as a husk" or "tough as a husk".

Adjective

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husky (comparative huskier, superlative huskiest)

  1. (of a voice) Hoarse and rough-sounding; throaty.
  2. (US, euphemistic) Burly, stout.
    • 1910, Hamlin Garland, Other Main-Travelled Roads:
      You look like a good, husky man to pitch in the barnyard []
    • 1965, Popular Mechanics, September issue, page 22:
      Word got around quickly that this plane, which has been flying since January, is bigger and huskier than our proposed C-5A []
  3. (US) A modifier for boys' clothing sizes that fit a large waist or chest.
  4. Abounding with husks; consisting of husks.
    • 1697, Virgil, “The First Book of the Georgics”, in John Dryden, transl., The Works of Virgil: Containing His Pastorals, Georgics, and Æneis. [], London: [] Jacob Tonson, [], →OCLC:
      Some swains have sown before: but most have found
      A husky harvest from the grudging ground.
  5. (slang, archaic) Belligerent; hostile and uncooperative.
    • 1881–1882, Robert Louis Stevenson, Treasure Island, London; Paris: Cassell & Company, published 14 November 1883, →OCLC:
      “Well, here it is,” said Silver. “We want that treasure, and we’ll have it — that’s our point! You would just as soon save your lives, I reckon; and that’s yours. You have a chart, haven’t you?”
      “That’s as may be,” replied the captain.
      “Oh, well, you have, I know that,” returned Long John. “You needn’t be so husky with a man; there ain’t a particle of service in that, and you may lay to it. What I mean is, we want your chart. Now, I never meant you no harm, myself.”
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Etymology 2

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Shortening of husky dog, where husky is ultimately from the same Old Montagnais root as Eskimo.

Noun

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Two Alaskan huskies in harness

husky (plural huskies)

  1. Any of several breeds of dogs used as sled dogs.
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  • Husky (an Eskimo person; an Eskimo language) (dated)
  • Eskimo
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Czech

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Etymology 1

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Borrowed from English husky.

Noun

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husky m anim

  1. husky (breed of dog)
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Etymology 2

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Noun

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husky

  1. (informal) inflection of huska:
    1. genitive singular
    2. nominative/accusative/vocative plural
    Synonyms: husy, husičky
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Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

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From English husky.

Noun

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husky m (definite singular huskyen, indefinite plural huskyer, definite plural huskyene)

  1. a husky (breed of dog)

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

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From English husky.

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husky m (definite singular huskyen, indefinite plural huskyar, definite plural huskyane)

  1. husky (breed of dog)

Polish

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Etymology

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Unadapted borrowing from English husky.

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Noun

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husky m animal (indeclinable)

  1. husky (dog)

Further reading

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  • husky in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • husky in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Spanish

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Etymology

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Unadapted borrowing from English husky.

Noun

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husky m (plural huskys)

  1. husky (dogs)

Usage notes

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According to Royal Spanish Academy (RAE) prescriptions, unadapted foreign words should be written in italics in a text printed in roman type, and vice versa, and in quotation marks in a manuscript text or when italics are not available. In practice, this RAE prescription is not always followed.