Phrase guide

corn dog

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A hot dog coated in cornbread batter and deep-fried in hot oil.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: dagwood dog, Pluto pup

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Blend of cornbread + hotdog.

Across languages

Translations

29 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: كُورْنْدُوغ (kūrndūḡ) — hot dog coated in cornbread batter and deep-fried
  • Chinese Cantonese: 炸熱狗 /炸热狗 (zaa3 jit6 gau2) — hot dog coated in cornbread batter and deep-fried
  • Chinese Cantonese: 粟米熱狗 /粟米热狗 (suk1 mai5 jit6 gau2) — hot dog coated in cornbread batter and deep-fried
  • Chinese Mandarin: 玉米狗 (yùmǐ gǒu) — hot dog coated in cornbread batter and deep-fried
  • Esperanto: maiz-kolbaso — hot dog coated in cornbread batter and deep-fried
  • Esperanto: maizpanumita kolbaso — hot dog coated in cornbread batter and deep-fried
  • Finnish: maissikoira — hot dog coated in cornbread batter and deep-fried
  • French: pogo — hot dog coated in cornbread batter and deep-fried
  • French: saucisse sur bâtonnet — hot dog coated in cornbread batter and deep-fried
  • German: Corn Dog — hot dog coated in cornbread batter and deep-fried
  • Hungarian: bundás virsli/hot dog — hot dog coated in cornbread batter and deep-fried
  • Hungarian: hot dog kukoricaliszt-burokban — hot dog coated in cornbread batter and deep-fried
  • Italian: corn dog — hot dog coated in cornbread batter and deep-fried
  • Japanese: アメリカンドッグ (amerikan doggu) — hot dog coated in cornbread batter and deep-fried
  • Korean: 콘도그 (kondogeu) — hot dog coated in cornbread batter and deep-fried
  • Persian: کورن داگ (korn dâg) — hot dog coated in cornbread batter and deep-fried
  • Polish: corn dog — hot dog coated in cornbread batter and deep-fried
  • Polish: parówka w cieście — hot dog coated in cornbread batter and deep-fried
  • Russian: корн-дог (korn-dog) — hot dog coated in cornbread batter and deep-fried
  • Scots: corn dug — hot dog coated in cornbread batter and deep-fried
  • Scots: corndug — hot dog coated in cornbread batter and deep-fried
  • Spanish: salchicha empanizada — hot dog coated in cornbread batter and deep-fried
  • Spanish: banderilla — hot dog coated in cornbread batter and deep-fried
  • Spanish: perrito de maíz — hot dog coated in cornbread batter and deep-fried
  • Spanish: perrito empanado — hot dog coated in cornbread batter and deep-fried
  • Swedish: corn dog — hot dog coated in cornbread batter and deep-fried
  • Tagalog: corn dog — hot dog coated in cornbread batter and deep-fried
  • Thai: คอร์นดอก (kɔɔrn-dɔ̀ɔk) — hot dog coated in cornbread batter and deep-fried
  • Ukrainian: корн-дог (korn-doh) — hot dog coated in cornbread batter and deep-fried