borzoi

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UK/ˈbɔː.zɔɪ/US/ˈbɔɹ.zɔɪ/

noun

A dog of a particular breed, similar in shape to a greyhound but with longer silkier hair.

Similar
Russian Hunting SighthoundRussian Wolfhoundnoodlehose goatlongboye
OriginRussian борзо́й ← Proto-Indo-European *mréǵʰus →
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Meanings

nounborzoi (plural borzois or borzoi)

plural borzois · alternative Zoi

  1. A dog of a particular breed, similar in shape to a greyhound but with longer silkier hair.

    Pia loves Rob, she had written it with her lipstick on the walls of the vespasienne in the Rue Colombe, waiting for him to finish, holding her pampered borzoi on the leash.

    1974, Lawrence Durrell, Monsieur, Faber & Faber, published 1992, page 171

    Synonyms: Russian Hunting Sighthound, Russian Wolfhound, noodle, hose goat, longboye

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA dog of a particular breed, similar in shape to a greyhound but with longer silkier hair.

Similar
Russian Hunting SighthoundRussian Wolfhoundnoodlehose goatlongboye

More synonyms by meaning

nountall fast-moving dog breed

Similar
Russian wolfhound
Broader
wolfhound
Also see
russian wolfhound

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*mréǵʰus
  2. Russianборзо́й
  3. Englishborzoi

Borrowed from Russian борзо́й (borzój), from бо́рзый (bórzyj, “swift”), from Proto-Indo-European *mréǵʰus (whence English brief, brace and merry). Popularised since 1936 when the American Kennel Club renamed the dog breed from "Russian Wolfhound" to "Borzoi" as the standard name for the dog, to comply with international kennel clubs' standards and to reflect the dog's original Russian name.

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Translations

Arabic بُورْزُوي
  • بُورْزُوي (burzuy)breed of dog
Chinese Mandarin 俄國狼狗 /俄国狼狗, 伯若犬
  • 俄國狼狗 /俄国狼狗 (Éguó lánggǒu)breed of dog
  • 伯若犬 (Bóruò quǎn)breed of dog
  • 俄羅斯狼犬 /俄罗斯狼犬 (Èluósī láng quǎn)breed of dog
Czech barzoj
  • barzojbreed of dog
Esperanto rusa leporhundo
  • rusa leporhundobreed of dog
Finnish venäjänvinttikoira
  • venäjänvinttikoirabreed of dog
French barzoï, lévrier russe
  • barzoïbreed of dog
  • lévrier russebreed of dog
German Barsoi, Russischer Jagdwindhund
  • Barsoibreed of dog
  • Russischer Jagdwindhundbreed of dog
Hebrew בורזוי
  • בורזויbreed of dog
Hungarian orosz agár, barzoj
  • orosz agárbreed of dog
  • barzojbreed of dog
Italian barzoi
  • barzoibreed of dog
Japanese ボルゾイ
  • ボルゾイ (boruzoi)breed of dog
Korean 보르조이
  • 보르조이 (boreujoi)breed of dog
Malay borzoi, anjing serigala Rusia
  • borzoibreed of dog
  • anjing serigala Rusiabreed of dog
Polish borzoj
  • borzojbreed of dog
Portuguese borzói, borzoi
  • borzóibreed of dog
  • borzoibreed of dog
Romanian barzoi
  • barzoibreed of dog
Russian борза́я, ру́сская псо́вая борза́я
  • борза́я (borzája)breed of dog
  • ру́сская псо́вая борза́я (rússkaja psóvaja borzája)breed of dog
Slovak ruský chrt
  • ruský chrtbreed of dog
Spanish borzoi, lebrel ruso para la caza
  • borzoibreed of dog
  • lebrel ruso para la cazabreed of dog
Thai บอร์ซอย
  • บอร์ซอยbreed of dog
Turkish borzoy
  • borzoybreed of dog
Ukrainian російський псовий хорт, хорт
  • російський псовий хорт (rosijsʹkyj psovyj xort)breed of dog
  • хорт (xort)breed of dog
  • російський хорт (rosijsʹkyj xort)breed of dog

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Ziobro
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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