Spaniel

English

Etymology

From Old French espaigneul (modern épagneul), from Latin Hispaniolus ‘Spanish’, from Hispania ‘Spain’.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈspænjəl/

Noun

Spaniel (plural Spaniels)

1. Any of various small breeds of gun dog having a broad muzzle, long, wavy fur and long ears that hang at the side of the head, bred for flushing and retrieving game.

Derived terms

• cocker spaniel
• field spaniel
• King Charles spaniel
• springer spaniel

Translations

dog

Finnish: spanieli (fi) French: épagneul (fr) m. German: Spaniel m. Navajo: łééchąąʼí bijaashtélí

Russian: спаниель (spaniél’) m. Scottish Gaelic: cù-eunaich (gd) m. Spanish: perro de aguas (es) m.

Anagrams

• alpines
• pinealsfa:spaniel