greyhound

Significado (Inglés)

Noun

1. A lean breed of dog used in hunting and racing.
2. A highball cocktail of vodka and grapefruit juice.
3. (dated) A swift steamer, especially an ocean steamer.

Verb

To leap rapidly across the surface of the water.

Conceptos

galgo

lebrel

galga

galgo inglés

Sinónimos

Russian wolfhound

whippet

borzoi

sighthound

harrier

bloodhound

pointer

long-distance bus

hound

coach

courser

gazehound

Traducciones

Windhund

windhond

levriere

galgo

lévrier

hazewind

hazewindhond

tazı

levrette

llebrer

lebréu

λαγωνικό

levriero

Greyhound

Pronunciado como (IPA)

/ˈɡɹeɪhaʊnd/

Etimología (Inglés)

Heredado de inglés antiguo: grīġhund

Cognado con nórdico antiguo: grøy

Cognado con islandés: grey

In summary

From Old English grīġhund, from a cognate or borrowing of Old Norse grøy (“bitch”) (whence Icelandic grey, thus not related to the colour grey) plus hund (“hound”). Altered by folk etymology to appear to be grey + hound.