Subscriber login


Forgot your password?

Library card login

Other

Shar Pei

Pronunciation: /ʃɑː ˈpeɪ/

Definition of Shar Pei

noun (plural Shar Peis)

  • a compact squarely built dog of a breed of Chinese origin, with a characteristic wrinkly skin and short bristly coat of a fawn, cream, black, or red colour.

Origin:

from Chinese shā pí, literally 'sand skin'

Shar Pei in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of Shar Pei in the US English dictionary