pug1 Syllabification: (pug)Pronunciation: /pəg/Translate pug | into Italian Definition of pug noun (also pug dog) a dog of a dwarf breed like a bulldog with a broad flat nose and deeply wrinkled face. Derivatives puggish adjective puggyPronunciation: /ˈpəgē/ adjective Origin: mid 18th century: perhaps of Low German originpug in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of pug in the British & World English dictionary