buzkashi

British  

/ ˌbʊzˈkæʃɪ /

noun

1. a game played in Aghanistan, in which opposing teams of horsemen strive for possession of the headless carcass of a goat

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Example Sentences

A Herat provincial spokesman said the two bombs went off among civilians at a field used for traditional Afghan games such as mud wrestling and Buzkashi, played on horseback.

From Washington Post

Buzkashi, which translates roughly as "goat pulling", has been played for centuries across Central Asia.

From Reuters

Just past the Christmas lights in the window and the Rumi poem by the door are wall-sized paintings of whirling dervishes, and one of turbaned men on thundering horses playing the Afghan national sport of buzkashi.

From Washington Post

The portions, which often come with heaps of Kabuli pulau and spicy chutneys, could feed a ravenous buzkashi team.

From Washington Post

They talked about their interactions with children who were in school for the first time, and with women voting for the first time, and pondered whether buzkashi, a regional sport, would be viable in the United States, though fighting over a slaughtered goat seemed harrowing to some.

From New York Times