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mongrel

(mʌŋgrəl)

Word forms: plural mongrels

countable noun

A mongrel is a dog which is a mixture of different breeds.

Synonyms: hybrid, cross, half-breed, crossbreed More Synonyms of mongrel

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mongrel in British English

(ˈmʌŋɡrəl)

noun

a plant or animal, esp a dog, of mixed or unknown breeding; a crossbreed or hybrid

2. offensive

a person of mixed race

3. Australian and New Zealand sport

toughness and physical aggression

a tall southpaw with plenty of mongrel

adjective

of mixed origin, breeding, character, etc

Derived forms

mongrelism (ˈmongrelism)

noun

mongrelly (ˈmongrelly)

adjective

Word origin

C15: from obsolete mong mixture; compare Old English gemong a mingling

mongrel in American English

(ˈmɑŋgrəl; ˈmʌŋgrəl)

noun

an animal or plant produced by the crossing of different breeds or varieties; esp., a dog of this kind

anything produced by indiscriminate mixture

adjective

of mixed breed, race, origin, or character

often a contemptuous or derogatory usage

Word origin

ME mengrell < base of OE mengan, to mix + dim. suffix -rel as in cockerel: form infl. by ME mong, aphetic < OE gemong, mixture: see among

Synonyms of 'mongrel'

hybrid, cross, half-breed, crossbreed

half-breed, hybrid, crossbred, of mixed breed

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mongrel

British English: mongrel /ˈmʌŋɡrəl/ NOUN

A mongrel is a dog which is a mixture of different breeds.

American English: mongrel
Arabic: هَجِيـنٌ
Brazilian Portuguese: vira-lata
Chinese: 杂种狗
Croatian: mješanac
Czech: voříšek nečistokrevný pes
Danish: blanding bastard
Dutch: bastaard
European Spanish: chucho
Finnish: sekarotuinen koira
French: bâtard
German: Promenandenmischung
Greek: ημίαιμος σκύλος
Italian: incrocio ibrido
Japanese: 雑種の犬
Korean: 잡종
Norwegian: bastard
Polish: mieszaniec
European Portuguese: rafeiro
Romanian: corcitură
Russian: беспородная собака
Latin American Spanish: perro mestizo
Swedish: blandras
Thai: คนสัตว์หรือพืชที่เป็นพันธุ์ผสม
Turkish: melez
Ukrainian: нечистокровний пес
Vietnamese: chó lai

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mongrel

(ˈmʌŋɡrəl)

n (c)

(= dog) 杂(雜)种(種)狗 (zázhǒng gǒu) (只, zhī)

(noun) in the sense of hybrid

Definition

a dog of mixed breeding

They were walking their pet mongrel on the outskirts of the town when it happened.

Synonyms

hybrid

a hybrid between watermint and spearmint

best champion Mule or Hybrid

cross

a cross between a collie and a poodle

half-breed

crossbreed

mixed breed

bigener (biology)

(adjective) in the sense of half-breed

Definition

of mixed breeding or origin

He was determined to save his mongrel puppy.

Synonyms

half-breed

hybrid

crossbred

of mixed breed

Additional synonyms

in the sense of cross

Definition

a hybrid

a cross between a collie and a poodle

Synonyms

crossbreed,

hybrid,

mongrel

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单词	mongrel
释义	Trends of mongrel View usage for: mongrel (mʌŋgrəl) Word forms: plural mongrels countable noun A mongrel is a dog which is a mixture of different breeds. Synonyms: hybrid, cross, half-breed, crossbreed More Synonyms of mongrel More Synonyms of mongrel mongrel in British English (ˈmʌŋɡrəl) noun 1. a plant or animal, esp a dog, of mixed or unknown breeding; a crossbreed or hybrid 2. offensive a person of mixed race 3. Australian and New Zealand sport toughness and physical aggression a tall southpaw with plenty of mongrel adjective 4. of mixed origin, breeding, character, etc Derived forms mongrelism (ˈmongrelism) noun mongrelly (ˈmongrelly) adjective Word origin C15: from obsolete mong mixture; compare Old English gemong a mingling mongrel in American English (ˈmɑŋgrəl; ˈmʌŋgrəl) noun 1. an animal or plant produced by the crossing of different breeds or varieties; esp., a dog of this kind 2. anything produced by indiscriminate mixture adjective 3. of mixed breed, race, origin, or character often a contemptuous or derogatory usage Word origin ME mengrell < base of OE mengan, to mix + dim. suffix -rel as in cockerel: form infl. by ME mong, aphetic < OE gemong, mixture: see among Synonyms of 'mongrel' hybrid, cross, half-breed, crossbreed half-breed, hybrid, crossbred, of mixed breed More Synonyms of mongrel In other languages mongrel British English: mongrel /ˈmʌŋɡrəl/ NOUN A mongrel is a dog which is a mixture of different breeds. American English: mongrel Arabic: هَجِيـنٌ Brazilian Portuguese: vira-lata Chinese: 杂种狗 Croatian: mješanac Czech: voříšek nečistokrevný pes Danish: blanding bastard Dutch: bastaard European Spanish: chucho Finnish: sekarotuinen koira French: bâtard German: Promenandenmischung Greek: ημίαιμος σκύλος Italian: incrocio ibrido Japanese: 雑種の犬 Korean: 잡종 Norwegian: bastard Polish: mieszaniec European Portuguese: rafeiro Romanian: corcitură Russian: беспородная собака Latin American Spanish: perro mestizo Swedish: blandras Thai: คนสัตว์หรือพืชที่เป็นพันธุ์ผสม Turkish: melez Ukrainian: нечистокровний пес Vietnamese: chó lai Chinese translation of 'mongrel' mongrel (ˈmʌŋɡrəl) n (c) (= dog) 杂(雜)种(種)狗 (zázhǒng gǒu) (只, zhī) (noun) in the sense of hybrid Definition a dog of mixed breeding They were walking their pet mongrel on the outskirts of the town when it happened. Synonyms hybrid a hybrid between watermint and spearmint best champion Mule or Hybrid cross a cross between a collie and a poodle half-breed crossbreed mixed breed bigener (biology) (adjective) in the sense of half-breed Definition of mixed breeding or origin He was determined to save his mongrel puppy. Synonyms half-breed hybrid crossbred of mixed breed Additional synonyms in the sense of cross Definition a hybrid a cross between a collie and a poodle Synonyms crossbreed, hybrid, mongrel Nearby words of mongrel money-grubbing moneyed moneymaking mongrel monitor monitory monk Synonyms of 'mongrel' mongrel Explore 'mongrel' in the dictionary
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