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English
Etymology
Borrowed from Dharug dingu ( “ tame dingo ” ) .
Pronunciation
A dingo.
Noun
dingo (plural dingos or dingoes )
A wild dog native to Australia (Canis familiaris , Canis familiaris dingo , Canis dingo , or Canis lupus dingo ).
1943 , H. Lorna Bingham, The Lost Tribe , Sydney: Winn and Co., page 13 , column 2:Dan was beginning to feel very depressed when suddenly the eerie howl of a dingo rang out[.]
( Australia , informal ) A cowardly or otherwise despicable person.
Hypernyms
Derived terms
Translations
wild dog native to Australia
Verb
dingo (third-person singular simple present dingoes , present participle dingoing , simple past and past participle dingoed )
( Australia , informal , transitive , intransitive ) To behave in a cowardly or treacherous manner . (The addition of quotations indicative of this usage is being sought:)
( Australia , informal , transitive , intransitive ) To renege on an agreement or situation . (The addition of quotations indicative of this usage is being sought:)
( Australia , informal , transitive , intransitive ) To let down another individual . (The addition of quotations indicative of this usage is being sought:)
References
R. M. W. Dixon , Australian Aboriginal Words in English , Oxford University Press, 1990, →ISBN , pages 65 and 226.
Anagrams
Chamorro
Verb
dingo
to abandon
Czech
Pronunciation
Noun
dingo m anim
dingo ( wild dog native to Australia )
Declension
Declension of dingo (masculine animate in -o )
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from English dingo , from Dharug dingu .
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /ˈdɪŋ.ɡoː/
Hyphenation: din‧go
Noun
dingo m (plural dingo's )
dingo , Canis lupus dingo ( Australian wild dog )
Esperanto
Etymology
From English dingo , French dingo , German Dingo , Polish dingo , Hungarian dingo and/or Russian динго ( dingo ) , all ultimately from Dharug dingu ( “ tame dingo ” ) .
Pronunciation
Noun
dingo (accusative singular dingon , plural dingoj , accusative plural dingojn )
a dingo
Hypernyms
Hyponyms
Finnish
Etymology
From English dingo , from Dharug dingu ( “ tame dingo ” ) .
Pronunciation
Noun
dingo
dingo
Declension
French
Etymology 1
From dingue + -o .
Pronunciation
Adjective
dingo (plural dingos )
( slang ) mad , crazy , nuts
obsessed, infatuated with
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
Noun
dingo m (plural dingos )
( zoology ) dingo, wild Australian dog
Further reading
Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from English , from Dharug .
Pronunciation
Noun
dingo m (plural dinghi or invariable )
dingo
Further reading
dingo in Collins Italian-English Dictionary
dingo in Aldo Gabrielli, Grandi Dizionario Italiano (Hoepli)
dingo in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica , De Agostini Scuola Spa
dìngo in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti , Olivetti Media Communication
dingo in sapere.it – De Agostini Editore
Anagrams
Japanese
Romanization
dingo
Rōmaji transcription of ディンゴ
Lithuanian
Pronunciation
Verb
diñgo
third-person singular past of dingti
third-person plural past of dingti
Malay
Etymology
From English dingo , from Dharug dingu ( “ tame dingo ” ) .
Pronunciation
Noun
dingo (Jawi spelling ديڠو , plural dingo -dingo , informal 1st possessive dingoku , 2nd possessive dingomu , 3rd possessive dingonya )
dingo ( wild dog native to Australia )
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from English dingo , from Dharug dingu .
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /ˈdiŋ.ɡɔ/
Rhymes: -iŋɡɔ
Syllabification: din‧go
Noun
dingo m animal (indeclinable )
dingo
Further reading
dingo in Wielki słownik języka polskiego , Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
dingo in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese
Noun
dingo m (plural dingos )
dingo ( wild dog native to Australia )
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French dingo .
Noun
dingo m (uncountable )
dingo
Declension
declension of dingo (singular only)
singular
m gender
indefinite articulation
definite articulation
nominative/accusative
(un) dingo
dingoul
genitive/dative
(unui) dingo
dingoului
vocative
dingoule
Spanish
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /ˈdinɡo/
Rhymes: -inɡo
Syllabification: din‧go
Noun
dingo m (plural dingos )
dingo
Further reading
Swedish
Noun
dingo c
a dingo
Declension
References
Turkish
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish , from English dingo , from Dharug dingu ( “ tame dingo ” ) .
Pronunciation
Noun
dingo (definite accusative dingoyu , plural dingolar )
a dingo
Declension