pongo

See also: Pongo

English

Etymology

From Kongo mpongo (“gorilla”)

Noun

pongo (plural pongos or pongoes)

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

Italian

Pronunciation

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

Verb

pongo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of porre

Spanish

Verb

pongo

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

Noun

pongo m (plural pongos)

  1. orangutan

Synonyms

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