bichon

B3I1C3H4O1N1
/biʃɔn/

noun

Any of a class of toy dogs with curly or wavy hair and long curled tails.

OriginFrench bichon →
Less commonScrabble 13
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Meanings

nounbichon (plural bichons)

plural bichons

  1. Any of a class of toy dogs with curly or wavy hair and long curled tails.
  2. CanadaUSespeciallyA Bichon Frisé.

Origin

  1. Frenchbichon
  2. Englishbichon

Borrowed from French bichon.

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Translations

Czech bišonek, bišon
  • bišonekbichon
  • bišonbichon
Danish bichon
  • bichonbichon
French bichon, bichonne
  • bichonbichon
  • bichonnebichon
German Bichon, Schoßhund
  • Bichonbichon
  • Schoßhundbichon
Russian боло́нка
  • боло́нка (bolónka)bichon
Vietnamese chó xù
  • chó xùbichon
Cite this entry
APA

bichon. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bichon

MLA

“bichon.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bichon. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bichon,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bichon.

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