World Languages Lexicon
10 Language-to-English Dictionariessospechoso
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /sos.peˈtʃo.so/
"Había algo sospechoso en su actitud."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Resembling, characteristic of, or pertaining to a dog; shifty, untrustworthy, or dubious.
"He had a rather dogy way about him that made the investors suspicious." - 2
In poor health or condition; sluggish and unwell.
"The old horse was feeling a bit dogy after the long winter."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the noun 'dog' combined with the suffix '-y', originating in the 19th century American frontier dialect to describe things characteristic of or relating to cattle and cattle-handling. It later evolved in slang to denote a suspicious, shifty, or untrustworthy quality akin to the behavior of a stray or feral animal.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Dogy" is said worldwide
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louche
Transliteration: /luʃ/
"Il avait l'air un peu louche."
zwielichtig
Transliteration: /ˈt͡sviːˌlɪçtɪç/
"Das schien eine zwielichtige Angelegenheit zu sein."
sospetto
Transliteration: /soˈspɛt.to/
"Quella persona ha un comportamento sospetto."
sospechoso
Transliteration: /sos.peˈtʃo.so/
"Había algo sospechoso en su actitud."
suspeito
Transliteration: /susˈpej.tu/
"Ele parecia um pouco suspeito."
संदिग्ध
Transliteration: sandigdh
"उसकी गतिविधियाँ थोड़ी संदिग्ध थीं।"
可疑的
Transliteration: kěyí de
"这个人看起来很可疑。"
수상한
Transliteration: susanghan
"그는 뭔가 수상한 구석이 있었다."
怪しい
Transliteration: ayashii
"彼の様子は少し怪しかった。"
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