Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

borzoi

/ˈbɔɹ.zɔɪ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.66 in modern English

Syllables: bor-zoi
IPA: /ˈbɔɹ.zɔɪ/

17

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A dog of a particular breed, similar in shape to a greyhound but with longer silkier hair.

Example Sentences

"Pia loves Rob, she had written it with her lipstick on the walls of the vespasienne in the Rue Colombe, waiting for him to finish, holding her pampered borzoi on the leash."

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian борзо́й (borzój), from бо́рзый (bórzyj, “swift”), from Proto-Indo-European *mréǵʰus (whence English brief, brace and merry).

Origin

Source language: Proto-Indo-European

Word Breakdown

Root: *mréǵʰus

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈbɔɹ.zɔɪ/
British English: /ˈbɔː.zɔɪ/

Inflected Forms

borzois (plural) Zoi (alternative)

Synonyms

Russian Hunting Sighthound Russian Wolfhound noodle hose goat longboye

Questions

How do you pronounce borzoi?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbɔɹ.zɔɪ/.
What does borzoi mean?: A dog of a particular breed, similar in shape to a greyhound but with longer silkier hair.
Where does borzoi come from?: It is traced to Proto-Indo-European.

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