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saluki - 2 dictionary results

Sa⋅lu⋅ki

[suh-loo-kee]
–noun
(sometimes lowercase) one of a breed of black and tan, white, gold, or tricolor dogs resembling the greyhound and having fringes of long hair on the ears, legs, and thighs, raised originally in Egypt and southwestern Asia.
Also called gazelle hound.


Origin:
1800–10; < Ar salūqī lit., of Salūq city in Arabia
sa·lu·ki   (sə-lōō'kē)   
n.   pl. sa·lu·kis
Any of an ancient breed of tall slender dog developed in Arabia and Egypt and having a smooth, silky, variously colored coat.

[Arabic salūqī, of Saluq, an ancient city of southern Arabia.]
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