"puli" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈpuːli/ Forms: pulik [plural], pulis [plural]
Rhymes: -uːli Etymology: Borrowed from Hungarian puli. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:bor|hu:puli|text=+|tree=1}} [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Hungarian", "term" : "puli", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "hu" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "puli", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="puli"> Borrowed from Hungarian puli. Head templates: {{en-noun|pulik|s}} puli (plural pulik or pulis)
  1. One of a breed of Hungarian sheepdog with a distinctive thick, corded coat. Synonyms: Hungarian Puli Translations (breed of Hungarian sheepdog): puli [masculine] (Czech), פולי (puli) [masculine] (Hebrew), puli (Hungarian), púilí Ungárach [masculine] (Irish)

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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