mongrel
noun/ˈmʌŋɡrəl/
/ˈmʌŋɡrəl/
(especially British English) (also mutt especially in North American English)
- a dog that is a mixture of different typesTopics Animalsc2Word Originlate Middle English: of Germanic origin, apparently from a base meaning ‘mix’, and related to mingle and among.
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