Alternative forms

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Etymology

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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

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Noun

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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

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