DINGO
What does "DINGO" mean?
A wild or semi-wild dog native to Australia, with a sandy or reddish coat.
Meanings
- A free-ranging dog of Australia, descended from early domestic dogs, that hunts in packs. At dusk a lone dingo trotted across the dry riverbed.
Did you know?
- The name 'dingo' is a loanword from Dharug, an Aboriginal language of the Sydney region - one of English's earliest borrowings from Australia.
Word origin
From Dharug, an Aboriginal language of the Sydney region, where 'dingu' referred to the animal; adopted into English by early British settlers.
Remember it
DINGO ends in 'GO' - picture the desert dog on the move, always on the go across the outback.
A little poem
Red dust, a low howl-
the desert keeps one secret
shaped like a thin dog.
haiku
What it teaches
A creature older than the fences around it: the wild does not ask the map's permission to roam.
Quick facts
What does DINGO mean?
A wild or semi-wild dog native to Australia, with a sandy or reddish coat.
Is DINGO a valid word?
Yes — DINGO is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is DINGO?
DINGO has 5 letters and 2 syllables.
Where does DINGO come from?
From Dharug, an Aboriginal language of the Sydney region, where 'dingu' referred to the animal; adopted into English by early British settlers.
What can DINGO teach us?
A creature older than the fences around it: the wild does not ask the map's permission to roam.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.