buzkashi
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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At night, I would wait until the rest of the staff left and reboot the system, adjusting to Asian schedules to place live bets on wushu, kabbadi, sepak-takraw, kurash, and buzkashi tournaments.
From Slate • Oct. 28, 2023
The portions, which often come with heaps of Kabuli pulau and spicy chutneys, could feed a ravenous buzkashi team.
From Washington Post • Dec. 15, 2021
In another is one of players mounted on horses engaged in buzkashi, a traditional sport.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 30, 2021
Both Dostum and Fahim used buzkashi to assert influence over their respective ethnic groups.
From National Geographic • Feb. 2, 2021
A bookseller at Mazar’s Blue Mosque, Aziz Ibrahimi, said he had never attended a dogfight or a buzkashi match.
From New York Times • Apr. 30, 2019
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