English Explanatory Dictionary

mongrel

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Anything of mixed kind.
  2. A dog with a lineage of two or more breeds.
  3. A person of mixed race.
  4. A thuggish, obnoxious, or contemptible person; (often preceded by "poor") a pitiable person.
  5. An erect penis; an erection.
adj
  1. Of mixed breed, nature, or origin; of or like a mongrel.

Pronunciation

/ˈmʌŋ.ɡɹəl/ /ˈmɑŋ.ɡɹəl/ en-au-mongrel.ogg

Word forms

mongrel mongrels

Etymology

From Middle English mongrel, equivalent to mong (“mixture”) + -rel (pejorative diminutive); from Old English ġemang (“mingling”) (whence Modern English among), from Proto-Germanic *mang- (“mix; mixture”).

Synonyms

bitsa bitser bitzer cur mutt tyke Heinz 57 bastard

Related words

among

Derived words

mongreldom mongrelhood mongrelisation mongrelise mongrelish mongrelism mongrelity mongrelization mongrelize mongrelly mongrelness

Translations

Arabic: هَجِين Bulgarian: мелез Catalan: bastard Chinese Mandarin: 雜種 /杂种 Chinese Mandarin: 混血兒 /混血儿 Danish: køter Dutch: bastaard Dutch: vuilnisbakkenras Dutch: mormel Esperanto: senrasa Finnish: rakki Finnish: piski Finnish: sekasikiö French: bâtard French: corniaud French: métis French: métisse Galician: can de palleiro German: Mischling German: Mischlingshund German: Promenadenmischung German: Kreuzung German: Bastard German: Straßenköter Greek: μιξογενής Greek: μιγάς Hebrew: מְעֹרָב Hindi: दोग़ला Hungarian: keverék Hungarian: korcs Ido: hibrido Irish: crosanta Italian: bastardo Italian: bastardino Japanese: 雑種 Japanese: ハーフ Japanese: 混血児 Latin: hibrida Macedonian: мелез Macedonian: џуке́ла Macedonian: лангач Māori: peropero Māori: kurī peropero Māori: mangarū Norwegian Bokmål: kjøter Norwegian Nynorsk: kjøter Polish: kundel Polish: mieszaniec Portuguese: vira-lata Portuguese: rafeiro Romanian: corcitură Russian: дворня́га Russian: дворня́жка Russian: мети́с Russian: мети́ска Russian: полукро́вка Russian: сме́сок Sicilian: cani di mannra Spanish: perro mestizo Spanish: cacri Spanish: comecuandohay Spanish: comecuanduay Spanish: chucho Spanish: chumino Spanish: chusco Spanish: gozque Spanish: mil leches Spanish: perro aguacatero Spanish: perro criollo Spanish: perro cruzado Swedish: byracka Swedish: gatukorsning Swedish: blandrashund Thai: พันทาง Turkish: kırma Turkish: melez Urdu: دوغْلَا
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