pongo

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Kongo mpongo (“gorilla”)

Noun[edit]

pongo (plural pongos or pongoes)

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

Italian[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

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

Verb[edit]

pongo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of porre

Spanish[edit]

Verb[edit]

pongo

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

Noun[edit]

pongo m (plural pongos)

  1. orangutan

Synonyms[edit]

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