# Pekingese

> English word · Proper noun

## Definitions
1. The Beijing dialect of Chinese, as distinct from standardized Mandarin.

## Etymology
From Peking + -ese; Peking is the Postal Map romanization of Beijing.

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