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vizsla

American  
[vizh-lo] / ˈvɪʒ lɒ /

noun

(sometimes initial capital letter)
  1. one of a Hungarian breed of medium-sized, powerful hunting dogs having a short, smooth, rusty-gold coat, a square muzzle, and a docked tail.


vizsla British  
/ ˈvɪʒlə /

noun

  1. a breed of Hungarian hunting dog with a smooth rusty-gold coat

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of vizsla

1940–45; < Hungarian; akin to Serbo-Croatian vȉžao, Czech vyžle, vyžel, Polish wyżeł, Russian výzhlets; ultimately source and direction of transmission uncertain

Example Sentences

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A Wyoming native who grew up in Colorado, she now splits time between Manhattan and the Jersey Shore with her husband, British businessman Peter McMahon, 71, and their four-year-old vizsla Percy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 27, 2026

That means once you take your final Zoom call, your vizsla will be ready to run and run.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 22, 2025

Davenport, the secretary of the Western South Dakota Bird Dog Club, owns seven adult hunting dogs: mostly Spinoni Italiani with whimsical names like Confetti and Partito, and one vizsla.

From New York Times • May 8, 2024

Roeske says the Hungarian vizsla will have a state trooper as a handler.

From Washington Times • Oct. 30, 2015

In particular, a Hungarian vizsla dog called Judd has done very well .

From BBC • Oct. 7, 2013

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