Saluki

American  

[suh-loo-kee] / səˈlu ki /

noun

1. (sometimes lowercase) one of a breed of black and tan, white, gold, or tricolor dogs resembling the greyhound and having fringes of long hair on the ears, legs, and thighs, raised originally in Egypt and southwestern Asia.

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Saluki British  

/ səˈluːkɪ /

noun

1. Also called: gazehound.   gazelle hound.   Persian greyhound.  a tall breed of hound with a smooth coat and long fringes on the ears and tail

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Etymology

Origin of Saluki

1800–10; < Arabic salūqī literally, of Salūq city in Arabia

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• Saluki vs. greyhound

Example Sentences

From her vantage point at the university’s Saluki Stadium, the spectacle disappeared right as the final bit of the sun was extinguished by the moon.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 4, 2024

Behold Lydia Tár: lithe and silkily glamorous as a Saluki, an intricately coiled helix of genius, nervous tics, elegant taste and steely nerve.

From Washington Post • Oct. 12, 2022

SIU’s recently announced Saluki Commitment and Saluki Transfer Commitment are among the efforts intended to recruit more Southern Illinois students.

From Washington Times • Oct. 25, 2020

Starting at dawn, trackers and a pack of lean Saluki greyhounds search the dry grasses until they flush a houbara from its roost.

From New York Times • Mar. 14, 2018

It includes an arts and crafts fair, a carnival and a science fair, with the U.S. space agency stationed outside the school's Saluki Stadium to broadcast live during the event.

From Reuters • Aug. 20, 2017