Etymology

shiba inu

Today it means: A dog of a small, agile Japanese breed originally used for hunting. Full definition →

Japanese 柴犬
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  1. Japanese · borrowed from柴犬
  2. English todayShiba Inu

Borrowed from Japanese 柴犬 (shibainu).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.