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basset hound

  • \ba.sɛ awnd\

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De l’anglais basset hound, lui-même composé de basset (mot d’origine française) et de hound (« chien de chasse »).

noun basset hounds · basset-hound

  1. Cynologie Race de chien courant basset, originaire de France et de Grande-Bretagne, aux oreilles longues et tombantes, à queue assez longue, au poil court, à robe tricolore ou bicolore.

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"basset hound." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/fr/basset%20hound. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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basset hound. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/fr/basset%20hound

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"basset hound." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/fr/basset%20hound.

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@misc{basset_hound_2026,
  title = {basset hound},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/fr/basset%20hound},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}