pye-dog

American

[pahy-dawg, -dog] / ˈpaɪˌdɔg, -ˌdɒg /

Or pi-dog

noun

an ownerless half-wild dog of uncertain breeding, common in the villages and towns of India and other countries in east and south Asia.

pye-dog British

noun

an ownerless half-wild Asian dog

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Etymology

Origin of pye-dog

1860–65; pye said to be < Hindi pāhī outsider

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