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peekapoo

American

[pee-kuh-poo] / ˈpi kəˌpu /

Also pekepoo,

noun

a dog crossbred from a Pekingese and a miniature poodle.

Our Pekingese, Millie, is a wonderful mother to her litter of peekapoos.

Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

peekapoos

plural

Etymology

Origin of peekapoo

First recorded in 1965–70; Pek(ingese), the breed of dog + by analogy with the earlier compound noun (cock)apoo; spelling imitates peekaboo

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