DictionaryRoot: din-go
Dharruk
din-go
tame dog
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noun
dingo
DING-goh/ˈdɪŋɡəʊ/
A wild dog native to Australia.
Etymology
The Dharruk word meant “tame dog,” but English speakers applied it to wild Australian dogs. The familiar English meaning therefore reverses the original distinction between tame and wild.