[bəˈsɛn(d)ʒi], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a smallish hunting dog of a central African breed, which growls and yelps but does not bark


Phrases:

Origin:
early 20th century (in the historical sense ‘Congolese person who has not adopted European customs or converted to Christianity’): probably from Lingala, ‘wild ones, indigenous people or animals’