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hot-dog

hot dog

noun OT-dog Rare

Origin: English loanword

Usage Note

Hot-dog is a direct borrowing from English and is written with a hyphen in French. The plural is hot-dogs. In informal spoken French you will also hear un hot dog without the hyphen. French fast-food culture has fully absorbed the term alongside hamburger and sandwich.

Examples

"Il a mangé un hot-dog au stade."

Natural Translation

He ate a hot dog at the stadium.

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