Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

shar-pei

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.38 in modern English

Syllables: shar-pei
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A dog of a distinctive breed with deep wrinkles, especially when young, a blue-black tongue, and a rough short coat.

Etymology

Borrowed from Cantonese 沙皮 (saa¹ pei⁴, “sandpapery skin”).

Word Breakdown

Root: 沙皮

Inflected Forms

shar-peis (plural)

Questions

What does shar-pei mean?: A dog of a distinctive breed with deep wrinkles, especially when young, a blue-black tongue, and a rough short coat.
Where does shar-pei come from?: Borrowed from Cantonese 沙皮 (saa¹ pei⁴, “sandpapery skin”).

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