Ido edit

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Etymology edit

From chaso (hunt) +‎ hundo (dog), a calque of English hunting dog, French chien de chasse, German Jagdhund, Italian cani da caccia, Russian охо́тничья соба́ка (oxótničʹja sobáka), Spanish perro de caza.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

chasohundo (plural chasohundi)

  1. hound, hunting dog
    • 1913, Robert Auerbach, Fr Schneeberger, Hans Moiser, Mondolinguo: Weltsprache - Volumes 6-7, page 52:
      Forestero rakontis, ke lua chasohundo plu kam unfoye trompis lu, ...
      A forester said, that his hunting dog more than once deceived him, ...

Further reading edit

  • chas-ar in Ido-English Dictionary by L. H. Dyer, 1924