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noun, masculine

molosse

/mɔ.lɔs/

noun, masculine/mɔ.lɔs/plural: molosses

huge dog, great hound; guard dog

Borrowed from Latin molossus, short for molossus canis (literally “Molossus dog”), from Ancient Greek Μολοσσός (Molossós, “of Molossus (an area known for its guard-dogs)”).