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- noun A breed of
dog , theMexican Hairless .
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AKA Rover Xoloitzcuintli The Xoloitzcuintli is the national dog of Mexico and was previously known as the Mexican Hairless.
Week in Words 2012
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The Xoloitzcuintli is the national dog of Mexico and was previously known as the Mexican Hairless.
The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com The Huffington Post News Editors 2012
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The Xoloitzcuintli is the national dog of Mexico and was previously known as the Mexican Hairless.
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Dolores Olmedo, a Mexican businesswoman and Kahlo's rival for Rivera's affections (and never a woman to be outdone), ditched the boring cocker spaniels she once favored in order to trump Kahlo by breeding so many of the strange native dogs called Xoloitzcuintli (SHOW-low-eats-QUEENT-lee) that she eventually assembled a mighty pack.
The Seattle Times 2011
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The Xoloitzcuintli is the national dog of Mexico and was previously known as the Mexican Hairless.
The Seattle Times 2012
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This kind of dog is also found in today's Mexico, where it was called Xoloitzcuintli, a name that is the base for the racist word Cholo.
www.Perublogs.com Todos los Blogs del Perú Carlos in DC * Peruanista 2008
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This year there are about 80, including some uncommon ones such as Xoloitzcuintli, Portuguese Podengo, Leonberger, Swedish Vallhund, Komondor and Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever.
chron.com Chronicle 2009
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The Xoloitzcuintli is pronounced "SHOW-low-eets-KWEENT-lee," or, if you can't manage that, you can call them "Xolos."
Week in Words 2012
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This year, the surprise guest will be the notoriously ugly Xoloitzcuintli dogs, who have finally made the American Kennel Club's list of 170 recognized purebreds.
Westminster Dog Show 2011: Pooch prep time Melissa Bell 2011
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If Mexicans think so highly of the Xoloitzcuintli, a hairless, crooked tooth altogether weird looking dog, why did they used to eat them?
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