English Explanatory Dictionary

Akbash

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A dog of a breed native to Turkey, primarily used as livestock guardian dogs or shepherd dogs.

Word forms

Akbash Akbashes

Etymology

From Turkish Akbaş, a place name and surname, or from the equivalent phrase ak baş (literally “white head”), both from Ottoman Turkish آق باش (ak baş) with the same set of meanings.

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