mongrel

English - Turkish

Definition of mongrel in English Turkish dictionary

melez

kırma

(isim) melez (kırma) köpek veya başka hayvan

(sıfat) melez, karışık soylu; katışık

{s} melez (köpek/hayvan)

katışık

{i} melez hayvan

{i} melez köpek

karışık soylu

melez köpek veya başka hayvan

(Tıp) mongrel

metis

Related Terms

mongrel word

(Dilbilim) melez sözcük

English - English

Definition of mongrel in English English dictionary

Someone of mixed kind or uncertain origin, especially a dog

That dog is a mongrel, who knows what breed it could be!.

the progeny resulting from the crossing of different breeds or varieties

{a} that is of a mixed breed, doubtful

Not of a pure breed

Of mixed kinds; as, mongrel language

an inferior dog or one of mixed breed

{s} hybridized, cross-bred (Botany, Zoology)

{i} cross breed of different organisms, hybrid; dog of a mixed breed (Zoology, Botany)

A mongrel is a dog which is a mixture of different breeds. a dog that is a mix of several different breeds (Probably from mong (13-19 centuries), from gemong )

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"

The progeny resulting from a cross between two breeds, as of domestic animals; anything of mixed breed

{i} adulterinus

Related Terms

mongrel dog

mixed breed dog

a mongrel

pooch

mongrels

plural of mongrel

Turkish - English

Definition of mongrel in Turkish English dictionary

(Tıp) mongrel

Hyphenation

mon·grel

Synonyms

bitsa, bitser, cut, mutt, bastard, cross, crossbreed, cur, half-blood, half-breed, hybrid, mixed breed, mixture, mule

Etymology

[ 'mä[ng]-gr&l, 'm& ] (noun.) 15th century. Late 15th century, from obsolete mong (“mixture”) +‎ -rel (“(pejorative)”); from Old English gemong (“mingling”) (whence Modern English among), from Proto-Germanic *mong- (“mix”).“” in the Online Etymology Dictionary, Douglas Harper, 2001