Shar-Pei

[ shahr-pey ]

noun

one of a Chinese breed of large muscular dogs having a distinctive wrinkly skin covered by a fawn to dark brown smooth coat, originally developed as a guard dog.

Origin of Shar-Pei

First recorded in 1975–80; from dialectal Chinese, equivalent to Chinese shā pí literally, “sand fur” (compare Guangdong dialect sā péi ); English spelling with r perhaps r-less speaker's representation of the vowel

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British Dictionary definitions for Shar Pei

Shar Pei

/ (ʃɑː ˈpeɪ) /

noun

a compact squarely-built dog of a Chinese breed, with loose wrinkled skin and a harsh bristly coat

Origin of Shar Pei

C20: from Chinese shā pí, literally: sand skin

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