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• plural of pul.

puli

American  

[pool-ee, pyoo-lee] / ˈpʊl i, ˈpju li /

noun

pulik, plural pulis plural

1. one of a Hungarian breed of medium-sized sheepdogs having long, fine hair that often mats, giving the coat a corded appearance.

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puli British  

/ ˈpjuːlɪ, ˈpʊlɪ /

noun

1. a breed of Hungarian sheepdog having a very long dense coat, usually black, that hangs in strands with a ropey or corded appearance

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• pulik
  plural
• pulis
  plural

Etymology

Origin of puli

1935–40; < Hungarian, alteration of pudli poodle, shortening of earlier pudlikutya, translation of German Pudelhund; see poodle

Example Sentences

The AKC’s breed registry says the Mudi likely "evolved naturally" from the crossing of Puli, Pumi and German Spitz breeds.

From Fox News • Jan. 4, 2022

Haidari owns Taj Begum, a cafe in Kabul’s shabby-chic Puli Surkh neighborhood.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 18, 2021

Then comes drying: Sometimes a Puli will sit in a crate, being dried, for eight hours or longer, if it’s humid.

From New York Times • Feb. 17, 2017

Some of the most critically injured are being transferred for stabilisation to a hospital in Puli Khumri, two hours’ drive away.

From The Guardian • Oct. 3, 2015

When we had eaten, and fed the leaves to the goats, and washed, Puli to my surprise lay down beside us.

From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya