Lhasa apso

[ ap-soh ]

noun,plural Lhasa ap·sos.
  1. one of a breed of small terriers having a long, heavy coat, raised in Tibet as watchdogs.

Origin of Lhasa apso

1
1930–35; apso<Tibetan, written ab sog

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Lhasa apso

/ (ˈlɑːsə ˈæpsəʊ) /


nounplural Lhasa apsos
  1. a small dog of a Tibetan breed having a long straight dense coat, often gold or greyish, and a well-feathered tail carried curled over its back

Origin of Lhasa apso

1
Tibetan

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