Pekingese

Meaning

Name

The Beijing dialect of Chinese, as distinct from standardized Mandarin.

Noun

1. A small toy dog from China.
2. (dated) Synonym of Beijinger (“person from Beijing”).

Adj

of or related to Beijing, the capital of the People's Republic of China

Synonyms

Pekinese

Peke

fox terrier

terrier

Translations

pequinês

pékinois

Pékinois

Pékinoise

Pekingese

Pekingees

pechinese

pekinés

Pékinaise

Pékinais

pequinés

pequinès

pékinois, épagneul pékinois

Pekingerin

Etymology

From Peking + -ese; Peking is the Postal Map romanization of Beijing.