dingo

See also: Dingo

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Dharug dingu (“tame or domesticated dingo”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈdɪŋɡəʊ/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈdɪŋɡoʊ/
• Rhymes: -ɪŋɡəʊ

Noun

A dingo.

dingo (plural dingos or dingoes)

1. A wild dog native to Australia (Canis familiaris, Canis familiaris dingo, Canis dingo, or Canis lupus dingo).
   • 1943, H. Lorna Bingham, The Lost Tribe, Sydney: Winn and Co., page 13, column 2:

     Dan was beginning to feel very depressed when suddenly the eerie howl of a dingo rang out[.]

2. (Australia, informal) A cowardly or otherwise despicable person.

Hypernyms

• dog

Derived terms

• American dingo
• dingo fence
• dingo fish
• Dingo Forest
• dingo-proof
• dingo stiffener
• dingo’s breakfast
• dry as a dead dingo’s donger
• weredingo

Descendants

• ⇒ Translingual: Dingosa

Translations

wild dog native to Australia

• Armenian: դինգո (hy) (dingo)
• Arrernte:

  Eastern Arrernte: akngwelye artnwere

• Basque: dingo (eu)
• Bengali: ডিঙ্গো (ḍiṅgō)
• Catalan: dingo m
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 澳大利亞野犬 / 澳大利亚野犬 (Àodàlìyà yěquǎn), 澳洲野犬 (zh) (Àozhōu yěquǎn), 丁格犬 (dīnggé-quǎn)

• Czech: dingo (cs) m
• Danish: dingo c
• Dharug: warrigal (wild), dingu (tame)
• Dutch: dingo (nl) m
• Esperanto: dingo (eo)
• Faroese: dingo m, dingohundur m
• Finnish: dingo (fi)
• French: dingo (fr) m
• German: Dingo (de) m
• Greek: ντίγκο n (ntígko)
• Guugu Yimidhirr: please add this translation if you can
• Hungarian: dingó (hu)
• Irish: diongó m
• Italian: dingo (it) m
• Japanese: ディンゴ (ja) (dingo)
• Kala Lagaw Ya: umai
• Korean: 딩고 (dinggo)
• Australian Kriol: dinggo
• Malay:

  Jawi: ديڠو

  Rumi: dingo

• Nhanda: ngobano (wild), otthoo (tame)
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: dingo m, australsk dingo

• Pitjantjatjara: papa inuṟa, tjiṯutja, waltaka
• Polish: dingo (pl) m
• Portuguese: dingo (pt)
• Romanian: dingo (ro) m
• Russian: ди́нго (ru) m or f (díngo)
• Samoan: maile aivao Ausetalia
• Slovak: dingo m
• Spanish: dingo (es) m
• Swedish: dingo (sv) c
• Tagalog: dinggo
• Thai: ดิงโก (ding-goh)
• Turkish: dingo
• Vietnamese: đingo
• Wardaman: ngarrajananggu
• Warlpiri: warnapari
• Welsh: dingo
• Woiwurrung: yirrangin
• Yanyuwa: wardali, (ritual occasions) yarrarriwira
• Yinggarda: thuthu

Verb

dingo (third-person singular simple present dingoes, present participle dingoing, simple past and past participle dingoed)

1. (Australia, informal, transitive, intransitive) To behave in a cowardly or treacherous manner. (The addition of quotations indicative of this usage is being sought:)
2. (Australia, informal, transitive, intransitive) To renege on an agreement or situation. (The addition of quotations indicative of this usage is being sought:)
3. (Australia, informal, transitive, intransitive) To let down another individual. (The addition of quotations indicative of this usage is being sought:)

References

• Dixon, R.M.W.; Ramson, W.S.; Thomas, Mandy (1990), Australian Aboriginal Words in English: their origin and meaning, Melbourne, VIC: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, pages 65, 226

Anagrams

• Gondi, doing, doïng, Godin, digon, ODing, Diong, OD'ing

Aragonese

Un dingo.

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish dingo. Compare Catalan dingo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdinɡo/
• Rhymes: -inɡo
• Syllabification: din‧go

Noun

dingo m (plural dingos)

1. dingo

References

• Martínez Tur, Feliciano; Rodés Orquín, Francho (2022), “dingo”, in Diccionario aragonés-castellano-catalán‎^[1], Zaragoza, Spain: Estudio de Filolochía Aragonesa, Edicions Dichitals de l’Academia de l’Aragonés, published April 2025, →ISSN, page 388

Chamorro

Verb

dingo

1. to abandon

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈdɪŋɡo]

Noun

dingo m anim

1. dingo (wild dog native to Australia)

Declension

Declension of dingo (masculine animate in -o)

	singular	plural
nominative	dingo	dingové
genitive	dinga	dingů
dative	dingovi, dingu	dingům
accusative	dinga	dingy
vocative	dingo	dingové
locative	dingovi, dingu	dinzích
instrumental	dingem	dingy

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/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: din‧go

Noun

dingo m (plural dingo's, no diminutive)

1. 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”). First attested in Max Butin's and Josef Sommer's Wörterbuch Esperanto-Deutsch (1952).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdinɡo/

• Audio 1:

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• Audio 2:

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• Rhymes: -inɡo
• Syllabification: din‧go

Noun

dingo (accusative singular dingon, plural dingoj, accusative plural dingojn)

1. 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

1. dingo

Declension

Inflection of dingo (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		dingo	dingot
genitive		dingon	dingojen
partitive		dingoa	dingoja
illative		dingoon	dingoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		dingo	dingot
accusative	nom.	dingo	dingot
	gen.	dingon
genitive		dingon	dingojen
partitive		dingoa	dingoja
inessive		dingossa	dingoissa
elative		dingosta	dingoista
illative		dingoon	dingoihin
adessive		dingolla	dingoilla
ablative		dingolta	dingoilta
allative		dingolle	dingoille
essive		dingona	dingoina
translative		dingoksi	dingoiksi
abessive		dingotta	dingoitta
instructive		—	dingoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of dingo (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative dingoni dingoni accusative nom. dingoni dingoni gen. dingoni genitive dingoni dingojeni partitive dingoani dingojani inessive dingossani dingoissani elative dingostani dingoistani illative dingooni dingoihini adessive dingollani dingoillani ablative dingoltani dingoiltani allative dingolleni dingoilleni essive dingonani dingoinani translative dingokseni dingoikseni abessive dingottani dingoittani instructive — — comitative — dingoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative dingosi dingosi accusative nom. dingosi dingosi gen. dingosi genitive dingosi dingojesi partitive dingoasi dingojasi inessive dingossasi dingoissasi elative dingostasi dingoistasi illative dingoosi dingoihisi adessive dingollasi dingoillasi ablative dingoltasi dingoiltasi allative dingollesi dingoillesi essive dingonasi dingoinasi translative dingoksesi dingoiksesi abessive dingottasi dingoittasi instructive — — comitative — dingoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative dingomme dingomme accusative nom. dingomme dingomme gen. dingomme genitive dingomme dingojemme partitive dingoamme dingojamme inessive dingossamme dingoissamme elative dingostamme dingoistamme illative dingoomme dingoihimme adessive dingollamme dingoillamme ablative dingoltamme dingoiltamme allative dingollemme dingoillemme essive dingonamme dingoinamme translative dingoksemme dingoiksemme abessive dingottamme dingoittamme instructive — — comitative — dingoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative dingonne dingonne accusative nom. dingonne dingonne gen. dingonne genitive dingonne dingojenne partitive dingoanne dingojanne inessive dingossanne dingoissanne elative dingostanne dingoistanne illative dingoonne dingoihinne adessive dingollanne dingoillanne ablative dingoltanne dingoiltanne allative dingollenne dingoillenne essive dingonanne dingoinanne translative dingoksenne dingoiksenne abessive dingottanne dingoittanne instructive — — comitative — dingoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative dingonsa dingonsa accusative nom. dingonsa dingonsa gen. dingonsa genitive dingonsa dingojensa partitive dingoaan dingoansa dingojaan dingojansa inessive dingossaan dingossansa dingoissaan dingoissansa elative dingostaan dingostansa dingoistaan dingoistansa illative dingoonsa dingoihinsa adessive dingollaan dingollansa dingoillaan dingoillansa ablative dingoltaan dingoltansa dingoiltaan dingoiltansa allative dingolleen dingollensa dingoilleen dingoillensa essive dingonaan dingonansa dingoinaan dingoinansa translative dingokseen dingoksensa dingoikseen dingoiksensa abessive dingottaan dingottansa dingoittaan dingoittansa instructive — — comitative — dingoineen dingoinensa

French

Etymology 1

From dingue +‎ -o.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɛ̃.ɡo/

• Audio:

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Adjective

dingo (plural dingos)

1. (slang) mad, crazy, nuts
2. obsessed, infatuated with

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɛ̃.ɡo/, /din.ɡo/

Noun

dingo m (plural dingos)

1. (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)

1. 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

1. Rōmaji transcription of ディンゴ

Lithuanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [²ˈdʲɪŋˑɡoː]
• Rhymes: -ɪŋˑɡoː
• Syllabification: diñ‧go

Verb

diñgo

1. 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)

1. dingo (wild dog native to Australia)

Polish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Dharug dingu

English dingobor.

Polish dingo

Borrowed from English dingo, from Dharug dingu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdiŋ.ɡɔ/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -iŋɡɔ
• Syllabification: din‧go

Noun

dingo m animal (indeclinable)

1. dingo

Further reading

• “dingo”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎^[2] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• “dingo”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎^[3] (in Polish)

Portuguese

Noun

dingo m (plural dingos)

1. 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

Etymology tree

French dingue

French -o

French dingobor.

Romanian dingo

Borrowed from French dingo.

Noun

dingo m (uncountable)

1. dingo

Declension

singular only	indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	dingo	dingoul
genitive-dative	dingo	dingoului
vocative	dingoule

Slovak

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dinɡɔ/, [ˈdiŋɡɔ]
• Rhymes: -inɡɔ
• Hyphenation: din‧go

Noun

dingo m animal

1. dingo

Declension

Declension of dingo
(patterns chlap (singular) and dub (plural))

	singular	plural
nominative	dingo	dingovia
genitive	dinga	dingov
dative	dingovi	dingom
accusative	dinga	dingy
locative	dingovi	dingoch
instrumental	dingom	dingami

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]

• Audio (Spain):

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• Rhymes: -inɡo
• Syllabification: din‧go

Noun

dingo m (plural dingos)

1. dingo

Descendants

• → Aragonese: 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

1. a dingo

Declension

Declension of dingo

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	dingo	dingos
	definite	dingon	dingons
plural	indefinite	dingor	dingors
	definite	dingorna	dingornas

Declension of dingo

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	dingo	dingos
	definite	dingon	dingons
plural	indefinite	dingoer	dingoers
	definite	dingoerna	dingoernas

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)

1. a dingo

Declension

Declension of dingo

singular plural nominative dingo dingolar definite accusative dingoyu dingoları dative dingoya dingolara locative dingoda dingolarda ablative dingodan dingolardan genitive dingonun dingoların Possessive forms nominative singular plural 1st singular dingom dingolarım 2nd singular dingon dingoların 3rd singular dingosu dingoları 1st plural dingomuz dingolarımız 2nd plural dingonuz dingolarınız 3rd plural dingoları dingoları definite accusative singular plural 1st singular dingomu dingolarımı 2nd singular dingonu dingolarını 3rd singular dingosunu dingolarını 1st plural dingomuzu dingolarımızı 2nd plural dingonuzu dingolarınızı 3rd plural dingolarını dingolarını dative singular plural 1st singular dingoma dingolarıma 2nd singular dingona dingolarına 3rd singular dingosuna dingolarına 1st plural dingomuza dingolarımıza 2nd plural dingonuza dingolarınıza 3rd plural dingolarına dingolarına locative singular plural 1st singular dingomda dingolarımda 2nd singular dingonda dingolarında 3rd singular dingosunda dingolarında 1st plural dingomuzda dingolarımızda 2nd plural dingonuzda dingolarınızda 3rd plural dingolarında dingolarında ablative singular plural 1st singular dingomdan dingolarımdan 2nd singular dingondan dingolarından 3rd singular dingosundan dingolarından 1st plural dingomuzdan dingolarımızdan 2nd plural dingonuzdan dingolarınızdan 3rd plural dingolarından dingolarından genitive singular plural 1st singular dingomun dingolarımın 2nd singular dingonun dingolarının 3rd singular dingosunun dingolarının 1st plural dingomuzun dingolarımızın 2nd plural dingonuzun dingolarınızın 3rd plural dingolarının dingolarının