“TZU”

The following 6 entries include the term TZU.

shih tzu

noun, often capitalized S&T

: any of an old Chinese breed of toy dogs that have a square short unwrinkled muzzle, short muscular legs, and a long dense flowing coat

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Ch'eng-tzu-yai

adjective

: of or relating to a late Neolithic culture of China from Shantung southward and inland of about 1000 b.c. characterized by black pottery

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