corgi
n.n. a small dog with short legs and a long body. It is a popular breed that people often keep as a pet.
n. a small, short-legged dog breed of the corgi family, originally bred in Wales for herding cattle. Often used as a general term for any small, low-to-the-ground canine.
The corgi ran around the garden chasing a ball.
Many people choose a corgi as a family pet because they are friendly and easy to train.
While the Pembroke Welsh corgi is the most famous variety, the Cardigan corgi is slightly larger and has a longer coat.
PIE word *ḱwṓ Borrowed from Welsh corgi, a compound of cor (“dwarf”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker- (“to cut off”)) + gi (the soft mutation of ci (“dog”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European ḱwṓ (“dog”), perhaps from *peḱ- (“livestock; wealth”)). The rare plural form corgwn is borrowed from Welsh corgwn.