pongo

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Contents

1 English
- 1.1 Etymology
- 1.2 Noun
2 Italian
- 2.1 Pronunciation
- 2.2 Verb
3 Spanish
- 3.1 Verb
- 3.2 Noun
  - 3.2.1 Synonyms

English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Kongo mpongo (“gorilla”)

Noun[edit]

pongo (plural pongos or pongoes)

(Britain military, slang) A soldier.
(archaic) Any large ape.

Italian[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /ˈpon.ɡo/, [ˈpoŋɡo]
Rhymes: -oŋgo
Hyphenation: pón‧go

Verb[edit]

pongo

first-person singular present indicative of porre

Spanish[edit]

Verb[edit]

pongo

First-person singular (yo) present indicative form of poner.

Noun[edit]

pongo m (plural pongos)

orangutan

Synonyms[edit]

orangután

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