Definition of "puli" [puli]

• A longhaired sheepdog of a Hungarian breed. (noun)
• A plural of pul. (noun)

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• "This is a curry from south India where it is called puli sour kuzhambu."
• "A white toy poodle named Walker who overcame his fear of big crowds won the toy group and a puli was a repeat winner among the herding bunch."
• "Tonight Sadie plans to defeat such dogs as a whippet, a French bulldog and something called a puli (pictured above), which appears to be nothing more than some rope fashioned into the shape of a dog."