pongo

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English

Etymology

From Kongo mpongo (“gorilla”).

Noun

pongo (plural pongos or pongoes)

  1. (British, military slang) A soldier.
  2. A canyon or gorge in South America, especially one cutting through a ridge or mountain range.
  3. (British, slang) A lazy, good-for-nothing person.

Italian

Etymology 1

Borrowed from translingual Pongo, from Kongo mpongi, mpungu.

Pronunciation

Noun

pongo m (plural ponghi)

  1. (zoology) any member of the Pongo taxonomic genus
  2. (uncountable, usually capitalized as Pongo) the Pongo taxonomic genus

Etymology 2

From a brand name.

Pronunciation

Noun

pongo m (uncountable)

  1. a kind of coloured/colored plasticine

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

Verb

pongo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of porre

Further reading

  • pòngo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
  • póngo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈponɡo/
  • Rhymes: -onɡo
  • Syllabification: pon‧go

Etymology 1

Noun

pongo m (plural pongos)

  1. orangutan
    Synonym: orangután

Etymology 2

Verb

pongo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of poner

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