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Vizsla en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈviːʒlə/
• /ˈviːʃlə/

Etymology

From Hungarian vizsla, itself probably a borrowing from a Slavic language; compare Serbo-Croatian vižao/вижао, Czech vyžle, Polish wyżeł, wyga (“old dog”), Russian выжла (vyžla).

Meanings

1. A dog breed originating in Hungary.
   • A bird dog, according to David Smith of the National Bird Dog Museum, can include such breeds as the English pointer and setter, the American Brittany, the German short-haired pointer and the vizsla. 2008 February 24, William Safire, “Bird-Dog Minute”, in New York Times:

Forms

Deriveds

Wirehaired Vizsla

Relateds

Wire-haired Vizsla

Synonyms

Magyar Vizsla · Hungarian Vizsla · Hungarian Pointer

Translations (3)

ja ビーシュラ (dog breed) · fi unkarinvizsla (dog breed) · hu vizsla (dog breed)