Meanings
plural Salukis
- An ancient sighthound breed of dog with a silky coat originating in the Middle East, once sacred to the Egyptians.
Synonyms: Gazelle Hound, Persian Greyhound, Royal Dog of Egypt
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAn ancient sighthound breed of dog with a silky coat originating in the Middle East, once sacred to the Egyptians.
More synonyms by meaning
nounold breed of tall swift keen-eyed hunting dogs resembling greyhounds; from Egypt and southwestern Asia
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Arabicسَلُوقِيّ
- EnglishSaluki
From Arabic سَلُوقِيّ (salūqiyy). Doublet of sloughi.
More words from Arabic
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic سَلُوقِيّ
- سَلُوقِيّ (salūqiyy)Saluki breed of dog
Esperanto persa leporhundo
- persa leporhundoSaluki breed of dog
Finnish saluki, persianvinttikoira
- salukiSaluki breed of dog
- persianvinttikoiraSaluki breed of dog
French sloughi, lévrier persan
- sloughiSaluki breed of dog
- lévrier persanSaluki breed of dog
German Saluki
- SalukiSaluki breed of dog
Hebrew סלוקי
- סלוקיSaluki breed of dog
Hungarian perzsa agár
- perzsa agárSaluki breed of dog
Italian levriero persiano
- levriero persianoSaluki breed of dog
Japanese サルーキ
- サルーキ (sarūki)Saluki breed of dog
Korean 살루키
- 살루키 (salluki)Saluki breed of dog
Lithuanian saliukis
- saliukisSaluki breed of dog
Malay Saluki
- SalukiSaluki breed of dog
Portuguese saluki
- salukiSaluki breed of dog
Russian салюки, персидская борза́я
- салюки (saljuki)Saluki breed of dog
- персидская борза́я (persidskaja borzája)Saluki breed of dog
Spanish Saluki, perro real de Egipto
- SalukiSaluki breed of dog
- perro real de EgiptoSaluki breed of dog
Cite this entry
Saluki. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Saluki
“Saluki.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Saluki. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Saluki,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Saluki.
Source: Saluki on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.