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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024mon•grel /ˈmʌŋgrəl, ˈmɑŋ-/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- an animal or plant, but esp. a dog, of mixed breed.
adj. [before a noun] - Botanybeing a mongrel.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024mon•grel (mung′grəl, mong′-),USA pronunciation n. - a dog of mixed or indeterminate breed.
- Botanyany animal or plant resulting from the crossing of different breeds or varieties.
- any cross between different things, esp. if inharmonious or indiscriminate.
adj. - Botanyof mixed breed, nature, or origin;
of or like a mongrel.
- 1425–75; late Middle English (once): heraldic term for a type of dog; equivalent. to mong(e) mixture (Old English gemang; compare mingle) + -rel
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged mutt.
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged cross, half-breed. See hybrid.
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged thoroughbred, purebred.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: mongrel /ˈmʌŋɡrəl/ n - a plant or animal, esp a dog, of mixed or unknown breeding; a crossbreed or hybrid
- taboo a person of mixed race
- Austral NZ toughness and physical aggression: a tall southpaw with plenty of mongrel
adj - of mixed origin, breeding, character, etc
Etymology: 15th Century: from obsolete mong mixture; compare Old English gemong a minglingˈmongrelism n ˈmongrelly adj |