buzkashi

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Etymology

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From Classical Persian بزکشی (buz-kašī); compound of بز (buz, “goat”) کش (kaš, “dragging, drawing”) ـی (-ī).[1]

Noun

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buzkashi (uncountable)

  1. (games, sports) A team sport originating in Central Asia, where the players, all on horseback, try to place an animal carcass into a goal.

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References

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  1. ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “buzkashi”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
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