sloughi

English

Noun

sloughi (plural sloughis)

1. An ancient breed of domesticated dog, specifically a member of the sighthound family.

   Synonym: Arabian Greyhound

Further reading

• sloughi on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

French

Alternative forms

• slougui

Etymology

From dialectal Arabic سْلُوڭِي (slūgī, “greyhound”), from Arabic سَلُوقِيّ (salūqiyy, “greyhound”). See also English Saluki.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /slu.ɡi/

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Noun

sloughi m (plural sloughis)

1. Moroccan greyhound
   • 1877 January 15, Melchior de Vogüé, Revue des Deux-Mondes, page 353:

     Séparé par les déserts des autres régions, il [l’ancien empire d’Égypte] ne s’étend que vers le sud, comme le prouvent les singes, les sloughis, amenés captifs par les esclaves.

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References

• “sloughi”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Further reading

• “sloughi”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.