alaunt

== English == === Alternative forms === alan, alant === Etymology === From Old French alans, alanz, itself from Old Spanish alán, itself possibly from Gothic *𐌰𐌻𐌰𐌽𐍃 (*alans), designating the Alan tribe of Eastern Iranian origin who were active in Western Europe during the Migration Period and were associated with the breed. === Noun === alaunt (plural alaunts) A domesticated dog of an extinct breed related to the modern bulldog and mastiff, or modern breeds created in imitation of it. ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === Lantau, anlaut