buzkashi
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English
Etymology
From Classical Persian بزکشی (buz-kašī); compound of بز (buz, “goat”) + کش (kaš, “dragging, drawing”) + ـی (-ī).[1]
Noun
buzkashi (uncountable)
- (games, sports) A team sport originating in Central Asia, where the players, all on horseback, try to place an animal carcass into a goal.
Translations
a team sport
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References
- ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2025) “buzkashi”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.