chien de la casse

French

noun

Definitions

(slang) junkyard dog.

Etymology

Compound from French chien (dog) + French de la (from the)+ French casse (recipient, container, junkyard).

Origin

French

casse

Gloss

recipient, container, junkyard

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

casse French
casserole French
chenet French
chien French
chiendent French
chienne French
chiennerie French
de la French
poisson-chien French
ĉano Esperanto
chien Middle French
lisyen Mauritian Creole
lisyen Seychellois Creole