Basenji

[buh-sen-jee]

Ba·sen·ji

[buh-sen-jee]
noun
one of an African breed of dogs having a chestnut coat with white points and a curled tail, characterized chiefly by their inability to bark.

Origin:
1930–35; said to be < Lingala basenji, plural of mosenji native, inhabitant of the hinterland (or < a cognate Bantu word)
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Basenji is always a great word to know.
So is doohickey. Does it mean:
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
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basenji (bəˈsɛndʒɪ)
 
n
a small smooth-haired breed of dog of African origin having a tightly curled tail and an inability to bark
 
[C20: from a Bantu language]

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