dingo

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Dharug dingu (“tame or domesticated dingo”). === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈdɪŋɡəʊ/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈdɪŋɡoʊ/ Rhymes: -ɪŋɡəʊ === Noun === dingo (plural dingos or dingoes) A wild dog native to Australia (Canis familiaris, Canis familiaris dingo, Canis dingo, or Canis lupus dingo). (Australia, informal) A cowardly or otherwise despicable person. ==== Hypernyms ==== dog ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== ⇒ Translingual: Dingosa ==== Translations ==== === 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 === Gondi, doing, doïng, Godin, digon, ODing, Diong, OD'ing == Chamorro == === Verb === dingo to abandon == Czech == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈdɪŋɡo] === Noun === dingo m anim dingo (wild dog native to Australia) ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “dingo”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957 “dingo”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989 “dingo”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2026 “dingo”, in Akademický slovník současné češtiny, 2012–2026, slovnikcestiny.cz == Dutch == === Etymology === Borrowed from English dingo, from Dharug dingu. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈdɪŋ.ɡoː/ Hyphenation: din‧go === Noun === dingo m (plural dingo's, no diminutive) 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 === IPA(key): /ˈdinɡo/ Rhymes: -inɡo Syllabification: din‧go === Noun === dingo (accusative singular dingon, plural dingoj, accusative plural dingojn) a dingo ==== Hypernyms ==== kanisedo (“canid”) ==== Hyponyms ==== virdingo (idiomatic) (a male dingo) dingido (“a young dingo, a dingo pup”) dingino (“a female dingo”) === Further reading === “dingo”, in Plena Ilustrita Vortaro de Esperanto [Complete Illustrated Dictionary of Esperanto], 2020, →ISBN “dingo”, in Reta Vortaro [Online Dictionary] (in Esperanto), 1997-2026 == Finnish == === Etymology === From English dingo, from Dharug dingu (“tame dingo”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈdiŋːo/, [ˈdiŋːo̞] Rhymes: -iŋːo Syllabification(key): din‧go Hyphenation(key): din‧go === Noun === dingo dingo ==== Declension ==== == French == === Etymology 1 === From dingue +‎ -o. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /dɛ̃.ɡo/ ==== Adjective ==== dingo (plural dingos) (slang) mad, crazy, nuts obsessed, infatuated with === Etymology 2 === ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /dɛ̃.ɡo/, /din.ɡo/ ==== Noun ==== dingo m (plural dingos) (zoology) dingo, wild Australian dog === Further reading === “dingo”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Italian == === Etymology === Borrowed from English, from Dharug. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈdin.ɡo/ Rhymes: -inɡo Hyphenation: dìn‧go === Noun === dingo m (plural dinghi or dingo) 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 === Gondi == Japanese == === Romanization === dingo Rōmaji transcription of ディンゴ == Lithuanian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [²ˈdʲɪŋˑɡoː] Rhymes: -ɪŋˑɡoː Syllabification: diñ‧go === Verb === diñgo third-person singular/plural past of diñgti == Malay == === Etymology === From English dingo, from Dharug dingu (“tame dingo”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [diŋo], [diŋɡo] Rhymes: -ŋo, -o === Noun === dingo (Jawi spelling ديڠو, plural dingo-dingo or dingo2) 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[1] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN “dingo”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎[2] (in Polish) == Portuguese == === Noun === dingo m (plural dingos) dingo (wild dog native to Australia) === Further reading === “dingo”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “dingo”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French dingo. === Noun === dingo m (uncountable) dingo ==== Declension ==== == Slovak == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /dinɡɔ/, [ˈdiŋɡɔ] Rhymes: -inɡɔ Hyphenation: din‧go === Noun === dingo m animal dingo ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “dingo”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2026 == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈdinɡo/ [ˈd̪ĩŋ.ɡo] Rhymes: -inɡo Syllabification: din‧go === Noun === dingo m (plural dingos) dingo === Further reading === “dingo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 == Swedish == === Noun === dingo c a dingo ==== Declension ==== === References === “dingo”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish) “dingo”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) “dingo”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) == Turkish == === Etymology === From Ottoman Turkish [Term?], from English dingo, from Dharug dingu (“tame dingo”). === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: din‧go === Noun === dingo (definite accusative dingoyu, plural dingolar) a dingo ==== Declension ====