mongrel

mon·grel  (mnggrl, mng-)

n.

1. An animal or a plant resulting from various interbreedings, especially a dog of mixed or undetermined breed.

2. A cross between different breeds, groups, or varieties, especially a mixture that is or appears to be incongruous.

adj.

Of mixed origin or character.

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[Middle English, probably from mong, mixture, from Old English gemang; see mag- in Indo-European roots.]

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mon·grelism n.

mongrel·ly adv.

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mongrel [ˈmʌŋgrəl]

n

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Breeds) a plant or animal, esp a dog, of mixed or unknown breeding; a crossbreed or hybrid

2. (Social Science / Peoples) Derogatory a person of mixed race

adj

of mixed origin, breeding, character, etc.

[from obsolete mong mixture; compare Old English gemong a mingling]

mongrelism  n

mongrelly  adj

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	mongrel - derogatory term for a variation that is not genuine; something irregular or inferior or of dubious origin; "the architecture was a kind of bastard suggesting Gothic but not true Gothic" bastard variation - an artifact that deviates from a norm or standard; "he patented a variation on the sandal"
	2.	mongrel - an inferior dog or one of mixed breed cur, mutt Canis familiaris, dog, domestic dog - a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds; "the dog barked all night" feist, fice - a nervous belligerent little mongrel dog pariah dog, pie-dog, pye-dog - ownerless half-wild mongrel dog common around Asian villages especially India

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mongrel

noun

hybrid, cross, half-breed, crossbreed, mixed breed, bigener (Biology) They were walking their pet mongrel on the outskirts of the town when it happened.

adjective

half-breed, hybrid, crossbred, of mixed breed He was determined to save his mongrel puppy.

Translations

mongrel [ˈmʌŋgrəl]

A. N (also mongrel dog) → perro m mestizo, perro m cruzado

B. ADJ [dog] → mestizo, cruzado

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mongrel [ˈmʌŋgrəl] n (= dog) → bâtard m
My dog's a mongrel → Mon chien est un bâtard.

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mongrel

adj mongrel race → Mischrasse f

n (= mongrel dog) → Promenadenmischung f; (pej) → Köter m; (pej: = person) → Mischling m

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mongrel [ˈmʌŋgr/əl] n (dog) → (cane m) bastardo

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mongrel [ˈmʌŋgr/əl] n (dog) → (cane m) bastardo

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mongrel

n / adj mongrel [ˈmaŋgrəl]

(an animal, especially a dog) bred from different types. الهَجين blanding der Mischling μπάσταρδο, μη καθαρόαιμο (για ζώο) mestizo segavereline sekarotuinen bâtard korcs anjing kampung kynblendingur, bastarður bastardo, incrocio 雑種(の) 잡종 mišrūnas jauktenis bastaard- kjøter, bastard kundel rafeiro corcitură помесь kríženec mešanec blandras, byracka melez köpek (狗等)雜種(的) 杂种狗, 混血儿的

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mongrel → هجين voříšek blanding Promenandenmischung ημίαιμος σκύλος chucho, criollo sekarotuinen koira bâtard mješanac incrocio 雑種の犬 잡종 bastaard bastard mieszaniec rafeiro, vira-lata дворняжка blandras คนสัตว์หรือพืชที่เป็นพันธุ์ผสม melez chó lai 混血儿