# Mioritic

> English word · Adjective

## Definitions
1. Applied to a breed of large dogs used for guarding livestock, originating in the Carpathian Mountains of Romania.

## Etymology
In reference to the Romanian pastoral ballad Miorița. See mioritic.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/mioritic