pongo

See also: Pongo

English

Etymology

From Kongo mpongo (“gorilla”)

Noun

pongo (plural pongos or pongoes)

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

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Italian

Pronunciation 1

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɔn.ɡo/, [ˈpɔŋɡo]
• Rhymes: -ɔnɡo
• Hyphenation: pòn‧go

Etymology

From translingual Pongo, from Kongo mpongi, mpungu.

Noun

pongo m (plural ponghi)

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

Pronunciation 2

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

Etymology 1

From a brand name.

Noun

pongo m (countable and uncountable, plural ponghi)

1. A kind of coloured plasticine.

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

pongo

1. first-person singular present indicative of porre

References

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

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Spanish

Verb

pongo

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

Noun

pongo m (plural pongos)

1. orangutan

Synonyms

• orangután