Meanings
basenji1
plural basenjis
- Alternative letter-case form of Basenji.
Dogs – records from 137 cases were reviewed. The majority were male, with breeds including basenji, boerboel, German shepherd, labrador retriever, local, maltese and pitbull.
2024, Steven Kakooza, Wilfred Eneku, Esther Nabatta, Eddie M Wampande, Paul Ssajjakambwe, et al., “Integrating multi-wet laboratory diagnostics to study staphylococci in animals in Uganda”, in BMC Microbiology, volume 24, →DOI, page 7
Basenji2
plural Basenjis
- biologyA hunting dog (for aiding human hunters) of a particular African breed.
Synonyms: African Bush Dog, African Barkless Dog, Ango Angari, Avuvi, Congo Dog, Zande Dog
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA hunting dog (for aiding human hunters) of a particular African breed.
Origin
- Lingalambwá na basɛ́nzi“dogs of the savages; dogs of the villagers”
- EnglishBasenji
From Lingala mbwá na basɛ́nzi (“dogs of the savages; dogs of the villagers”). First use appears c. 1906.
More words from Lingala
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Danish basenji
- basenjiBasenji
Finnish basenji
- basenjiBasenji
French basenji
- basenjiBasenji
Hungarian basenji
- basenjiBasenji
Irish Baiséinseach
- BaiséinseachBasenji
Japanese バセンジー
- バセンジー (basenjī)Basenji
Lithuanian basendžis
- basendžisBasenji
Malay Basenji
- BasenjiBasenji
Norwegian basenji
- basenjiBasenji
Portuguese basenji
- basenjiBasenji
Russian ба́сенджи
- ба́сенджи (básendži)Basenji
Spanish Basenji
- BasenjiBasenji
Swedish basenji
- basenjiBasenji
Thai บาเซ็นจิ
- บาเซ็นจิ (baasenjì)Basenji
Cite this entry
basenji. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/basenji
“basenji.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/basenji. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “basenji,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/basenji.
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