shih-tzu

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   a Chinese breed of small dog similar to a Pekingese

   Broadertoy dog

Questions about shih-tzu

What does shih-tzu mean?

shih-tzu means "a Chinese breed of small dog similar to a Pekingese".

How many syllables are in shih-tzu?

shih-tzu has 2 syllables: shih-t-zu. The stress falls on "shih-t".

Is shih-tzu a common word?

shih-tzu is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.