dingo
French, noun/dɛ̃.ɡo/
dingo is spelled D-I-N-G-O (5 letters) and appears 1.0 times per million words in written French, the 30,948th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Dingo is a French masculine noun meaning “dingo, wild Australian dog” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Canidé australien ressemblant à un grand renard, de nom scientifique Canis lupus dingo”.
What does dingo mean in English?
adjective
- 1
slangmad, crazy, nuts
- 2
obsessed, infatuated with
noun
- 1
masculinedingo, wild Australian dog
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Fou. 2. Entiché, épris, en parlant de quelqu’un ou de quelque chose.
noun: 1. Canidé australien ressemblant à un grand renard, de nom scientifique Canis lupus dingo.
noun: 1. Dément, fou.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of dingo
- dingos plural
- dingote singular feminine
- dingotes plural feminine
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce dingo?
- /dɛ̃.ɡo/
- /din.ɡo/
- \dɛ̃.ɡo\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to dingo
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is dingo in French?
dingo appears 1.0 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).