Sahiwal

noun

Sa·​hi·​wal

ˈsä(h)əˌväl

1

: an Indian breed of humped short-horned solid-colored dairy cattle

2

or sahiwal plural Sahiwals or sahiwals : any animal of the Sahiwal breed

Word History

Etymology

from Sahiwal, town in western Pakistan

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