"buzkashi" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From Classical Persian بزکشی (buz-kašī); compound of بز (buz, “goat”) + کش (kaš, “dragging, drawing”) + ـی (-ī). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fa-cls|بزکشی|tr=buz-kašī}} Classical Persian بزکشی (buz-kašī) Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} buzkashi (uncountable)
  1. (games, sports) A team sport originating in Central Asia, where the players, all on horseback, try to place an animal carcass into a goal. Wikipedia link: buzkashi Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Games, Sports Translations (a team sport): buzkashi (Finnish), көкпар (kökpar) (Kazakh), көк-бөрү (kök-börü) (Kyrgyz), кӧк-бӧрӱ (kök-börü) (Southern Altai), ئوغلاق تارتىشىش (oghlaq tartishish) (Uyghur)
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