Shiba Inu

noun

Shi·​ba Inu ˈshē-bä-ˈē-nü 

: any of a breed of small thick-coated agile dogs developed in Japan

Examples of Shiba Inu in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

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Word History

Etymology

Japanese shiba-inu, from shiba brushwood + inu dog

First Known Use

1982, in the meaning defined above