dingo

ˈdɪŋɡəʊ

Definition

Definition of dingo - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

animalwild dog native to Australia

The dingo howled under the moonlight.

canine

wild dog

insult

Rare

Slang

cowardly or despicable person

Rare

Slang

He called him a dingo for running away.

coward

wretch

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wild dog native to Australia

Expressions with dingo

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dry as a dead dingo's donga

exp.

extremely dry, lacking moisture or wetness

The desert was dry as a dead dingo's donga all summer.

dingo fence

structure to protect livestock from dingoes

Farmers rely on the dingo fence to protect their sheep.

Origin of dingo

Dharug, diŋgu (wild dog)

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warragal

Australian wild dog

wild dingo in Australia

warrigal

wildlife

wild dingo native to Australia

Examples of dingo in a sentence

Farmers often worry about dingoes attacking livestock.
The politician was labeled a dingo for avoiding the debate.
She accused her friend of being a dingo after the betrayal.

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French:dingo, lâche, ...
German:Dingo, Feigling, ...
Italian:dingo, vigliacco, ...
Spanish:dingo, cobarde, ...
Portuguese:dingo, cobarde, ...
Chinese:澳洲野狗, 懦夫, ...
Japanese:ディンゴ, 卑怯者, ...
Arabic:دِنغو, جَبَان, ...
Hebrew:דִּינְגּוֹ, פַּחְדָן, ...
Russian:динго, трус, ...
Ukrainian:дінго, боягуз, ...
Hindi:डिंगो, ...
Bengali:ডিঙ্গো, কাপুরুষ, ...
Catalan:dingo, covard, ...
Czech:dingo, zbabělec, ...
Danish:dingo, kujon, ...
Dutch:dingo, lafaard, ...
Greek:ντίνγκο, δειλός, ...
Hungarian:dingó, gyáva alak, ...
Khmer:ឌីងហ្គោ, មនុស្សកំសាក, ...
Korean:딩고, 비겁자, ...
Persian:دینگو, ترسو, ...
Polish:dingo, tchórz, ...
Portuguese (BR):dingo, covarde, ...
Romanian:dingo, laș, ...
Swedish:dingo, fegis, ...
Thai:หมาป่า, คนขี้ขลาด, ...
Turkish:dingo, korkak, ...
Vietnamese:chó dingo, kẻ hèn nhát, ...

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