buzkashi

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noun

A team sport originating in Central Asia, where the players, all on horseback, try to place an animal carcass into a goal.

OriginClassical Persian بزکشی →
Scrabble 26
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Meanings

nounbuzkashi (uncountable)
  1. uncountablegamesA team sport originating in Central Asia, where the players, all on horseback, try to place an animal carcass into a goal.

Origin

  1. Classical Persianبزکشی
  2. Englishbuzkashi

From Classical Persian بزکشی (buz-kašī); compound of بز (buz, “goat”) + کش (kaš, “dragging, drawing”) + ـی (-ī).

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Translations

Finnish buzkashi
  • buzkashia team sport
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

“buzkashi.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/buzkashi. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “buzkashi,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/buzkashi.

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