Akbash

See also: akbash

English
An Akbash dog in California

Etymology

From Turkish Akbaş, a place name and surname, or from the equivalent phrase ak baş (literally “white head”), both from Ottoman Turkish آق باش‎ (ak baş) with the same set of meanings.

Noun

Akbash (plural Akbashes)

  1. (zoology) A dog of a breed native to Turkey, primarily used as livestock guardian dogs or shepherd dogs.

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