Etymology

Dogo Argentino

Today it means: A huge dog breed used in Argentina for big-game hunting which resembles a very large pitbull terrier. Full definition →

Spanish dogo argentino ← English dog
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  1. English · derived fromdog
  2. Spanish · borrowed fromdogo argentino
  3. English todayDogo Argentino

From Spanish dogo argentino, from dogo (“molosser”) (from English dog) + argentino (“Argentine”).

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