: any of a Tibetan breed of small dogs that have a dense coat of long hard straight hair, a heavy fall over the eyes, heavy whiskers and beard, and a well-feathered tail curled over the back
called alsoLhasa
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Examples of Lhasa apso in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the WebIn a tent reserved for grooming, a Lhasa apso was carefully flat-ironed while several miniature poodles were sculpted into sudsy topiaries.—Callie Holtermann, New York Times, 13 May 2024 And how did pugs and poodles, Lhasa apsos and Labradors come to be?—Rosie Mestel, Discover Magazine, 11 Nov. 2019 Yet Bailey lived in a compound surrounded by animals and, with his wife, introduced the Lhasa apso terrier into Britain.—Michael Dirda, Washington Post, 12 Jan. 2023
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Word History
Etymology
Lhasa, Tibet + Tibetan (Lhasa dialect) ə̄bsɔɔ̀ (written Tibetan absog) small hairy dog, Lhasa apso
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