Meaning

  1. (masculine) dog (Canis lupus familiaris)
  2. (derogatory, masculine) A derogatory term for a human; a reprehensible person

Synonyms

Frequency

A2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ɦɔnt/
Etymology

In summary

From Middle Dutch hont, from Old Dutch hunt, from Proto-West Germanic *hund, from Proto-Germanic *hundaz, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱwn̥tós, from *ḱwṓ. Cognate to German Hund, English hound.

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