English → Latin
“mongrel” in Latin
mūsimōmouflon (wild sheep of Sardinia)nothusspurious; illegitimate, bastard (but of a known father); false, counterfeithibridahybrid, mongrel, half-breedcatusclever, intelligent, sagacious, clear-thinking; cunning, crafty, sly; shrill, sharp, clear-sounding
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
mongrel adv.
duplicis generis; non unius generis.
mongrel s.
musimo or musmo (Cato, Plin.); nothus (Col.); hibrida (Plin., especially the progeny of a wild boar and a tame sow; also, IMPROP., of persons born of parents of different countries, ranks, etc., Hor.).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for mongrel?
- The usual Latin words for “mongrel” are mūsimō, nothus, hibrida; also catus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.