Meaning

noun small compact smooth-coated breed of Asiatic origin having a tightly curled tail and broad flat wrinkled muzzle

originOrigin unknown, possibly related to West Flemish pugge (“(adjective) small; (noun) short person; pet name derived from the first name Pugge”); though it is uncertain whether sense 1 (“senses relating to someone or something small”) and sense 2 (“senses relating to people”) are derived from the same source. Etymology 1 sense 1.8 (“small demon”) was probably influenced by, though not a variant of,…

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