poodle
A breed of dog originating in Europe as hunting dogs, and having heavy, curly coat in…A breed of dog originating in Europe as hunting dogs, and having heavy, curly coat in a solid color; their shoulder height indicates their classification as standard, medium, miniature, or toy.
» This dog is a mix between a cocker spaniel and a poodle.
Dieser Hund ist ein Cockerspaniel-Pudel-Mischling.
Эта собака - помесь кокер-спаниеля и пуделя.
Meaning
2 sensesA breed of dog originating in Europe as hunting dogs, and having heavy, curly coat in a solid color; their shoulder height indicates their classification as standard, medium, miniature, or toy.
Pudel
пу́дельpúdelʹ
пудельpudelʹ
an intelligent dog with a heavy curly solid-colored coat that is usually clipped; an old breed sometimes trained as sporting dogs or as performing dogs
(figuratively)A person servile towards someone whom they consider their superior.
Examples
24 sentencesThis dog is a mix between a cocker spaniel and a poodle.
ruЭта собака - помесь кокер-спаниеля и пуделя.
deDieser Hund ist ein Cockerspaniel-Pudel-Mischling.
I don't have a dog now, but I used to have a poodle.
ruСейчас у меня нет собаки, а раньше был пудель.
I have a poodle named Cookie.
"Is that a poodle?" "I'm not sure."
Tom has a German shepherd and Mary has a poodle.
Translations
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Origin
From German Pudel, a shortened form of Pudelhund, a compound of Hund (“dog”) and the GermaFrom German Pudel, a shortened form of Pudelhund, a compound of Hund (“dog”) and the German Low German term Pudel, Pūdel (“puddle”), from the onomatopoeic term pudeln (“to splash about”). First attested in 1773 in the noun sense 1.
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Forms
plural: poodlesSynonyms
33 synonyms- an intelligent dog with a heavy curly solid-colored coat that is usually clipped; an old breed sometimes trained as sporting dogs or as performing dogs:poodle dog