Afghan hound

/ˌæfɡæn ˈhau̯nd/

noun

A sighthound bred in Afghanistan to hunt hare and gazelle.

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Meanings

Afghan hound1

nounAfghan hound (plural Afghan hounds)

plural Afghan hounds

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of Afghan Hound.

Afghan Hound2

nounAfghan Hound (plural Afghan Hounds)

plural Afghan Hounds · alternative Afghan hound

  1. A sighthound bred in Afghanistan to hunt hare and gazelle.

    Synonyms: Afghan

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA sighthound bred in Afghanistan to hunt hare and gazelle.

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More synonyms by meaning

nountall graceful breed of hound with a long silky coat; native to the Near East

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Translations

Arabic كَلْبُ الصَّيْدِ الأفْغَانِيِّ
  • كَلْبُ الصَّيْدِ الأفْغَانِيِّAfghan Hound
Bulgarian афганска хрътка
  • афганска хрътка (afganska hrătka)Afghan Hound
Catalan llebrer afganès
  • llebrer afganèsAfghan Hound
Chinese Mandarin 阿富汗獵犬 /阿富汗猎犬, 阿富汗獵狗 /阿富汗猎狗
  • 阿富汗獵犬 /阿富汗猎犬 (Āfùhàn lièquǎn)Afghan Hound
  • 阿富汗獵狗 /阿富汗猎狗 (Āfùhàn liègǒu)Afghan Hound
Czech afgánský chrt
  • afgánský chrtAfghan Hound
Danish afghansk mynde
  • afghansk myndeAfghan Hound
Dutch Afghaanse windhond, afghaan
  • Afghaanse windhondAfghan Hound
  • afghaanAfghan Hound
Finnish afgaaninvinttikoira, afgaani
  • afgaaninvinttikoiraAfghan Hound
  • afgaaniAfghan Hound
French lévrier afghan
  • lévrier afghanAfghan Hound
German Afghanischer Windhund, Afghane
  • Afghanischer WindhundAfghan Hound
  • AfghaneAfghan Hound
Greek αφγανικός λαγωνικός
  • αφγανικός λαγωνικός (afganikós lagonikós)Afghan Hound
Hebrew כֶּלֶב אַפְגָּנִי
  • כֶּלֶב אַפְגָּנִי (kélev afgani)Afghan Hound
Hindi अफगान हाउन्ड
  • अफगान हाउन्ड (aphgān hāunḍ)Afghan Hound
Hungarian afgán agár
  • afgán agárAfghan Hound
Irish cú Afganastánach
  • cú AfganastánachAfghan Hound
Italian levriero afgano
  • levriero afganoAfghan Hound
Japanese アフガン・ハウンド
  • アフガン・ハウンド (Afugan haundo)Afghan Hound
Korean 아프간 하운드
  • 아프간 하운드 (Apeugan haundeu)Afghan Hound
Lithuanian afganų kurtas
  • afganų kurtasAfghan Hound
Malay anjing pemburu Afghan
  • anjing pemburu AfghanAfghan Hound
Norwegian Bokmål afghansk mynde
  • afghansk myndeAfghan Hound
Persian افغان هاند
  • افغان هاندAfghan Hound
Polish chart afgański
  • chart afgańskiAfghan Hound
Portuguese galgo afegão
  • galgo afegãoAfghan Hound
Romanian ogar afgan
  • ogar afganAfghan Hound
Russian афга́нская борза́я, афга́н
  • афга́нская борза́я (afgánskaja borzája)Afghan Hound
  • афга́н (afgán)Afghan Hound
Slovak afganský chrt
  • afganský chrtAfghan Hound
Spanish lebrel afgano
  • lebrel afganoAfghan Hound
Swedish afghanhund, afghan
  • afghanhundAfghan Hound
  • afghanAfghan Hound
Turkish Afgan tazısı
  • Afgan tazısıAfghan Hound
Ukrainian афганський хорт
  • афганський хорт (afhansʹkyj xort)Afghan Hound
Cite this entry
APA

Afghan hound. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Afghan%20hound

MLA

“Afghan hound.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Afghan%20hound. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Afghan hound,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Afghan%20hound.

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