MONGREL


Meaning of MONGREL in English

■ noun

1》 a dog of no definable type or breed.

2》 offensive a person of mixed descent.

Derivatives

~ism noun

~ization or ~isation noun

~ize or ~ise verb

Origin

ME: of Gmc origin, appar. from a base meaning 'mix', and related to mingle and among .

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