Main Entry:

mon·grel

Pronunciation:

\ˈmäŋ-grəl, ˈməŋ-\

Function:

noun

Etymology:

Middle English, probably from mong mixture, short for ymong, from Old English gemong crowd — more at among

Date:

15th century

1: an individual resulting from the interbreeding of diverse breeds or strains ; especially : one of unknown ancestry2: a cross between types of persons or things

— mongrel adjective

— mon·grel·i·za·tion \ˌmäŋ-grə-lə-ˈzā-shən, ˌməŋ-\ noun

— mon·grel·ize \ˈmäŋ-grə-ˌlīz, ˈməŋ-\ transitive verb