shar-pei

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See also: Shar Pei

English[edit]

A Shar-pei

Alternative forms[edit]

Shar-Pei, Shar-pei

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Cantonese 沙皮 (saa¹ pei⁴, “sandpapery skin”).

Noun[edit]

shar-pei (plural shar-peis)

A dog of a distinctive breed with deep wrinkles, especially when young, a blue-black tongue, and a rough short coat.

See also[edit]

shar-pei on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Category:Shar-Pei on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

Anagrams[edit]

Sharpie, harpies, sephira, sharpie, spheria

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