dachshund
Pronunciation
  • (British) IPA: /ˈdɑːks.ˌhʊnd/, /ˈdæks.ˌhʊnd/, /ˈdæk.sənd/
  • (America) enPR /däksʹ-ho͝ont'/, IPA: /ˈdɑks.ˌhʊnt/, /ˈdæks.ˌhʊnd/, /ˈdɑk.sənd/
Noun

dachshund (plural dachshunds)

  1. A certain breed of dog having short legs and a long trunk, including miniature, long-haired, and short-haired varieties.
    • 1960, P[elham] G[renville] Wodehouse, chapter XVI, in Jeeves in the Offing, London: Herbert Jenkins, OCLC 1227855 ↗:
      Say what you will of dachshunds, their peculiar shape makes them the easiest breed of dog to trip over in existence.
Synonyms Translations
  • French: teckel
  • German: Dackel; (dated or specialist also) Teckel; (archaic also) Dachshund
  • Italian: bassotto
  • Portuguese: dachshund, bassê
  • Russian: та́кса
  • Spanish: perro salchicha



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