mongeese
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Through folk-etymological association with geese, being the plural of goose.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈmɑŋɡis/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈmɒŋɡiːs/
- Hyphenation: mon‧geese
Noun
[edit]mongeese
- (nonstandard) plural of mongoose. The standard plural is mongooses.
- 1931, Hazel Ballance Eadie, Lagooned in the Virgin Islands, G. Routledge & Sons, ltd., page 43:
- These mongeese were soon in demand all through the islands as rat-catchers.
- 2005, Michael A. Herr, The Kaua'i Obake Bar: A Primo's Talk Story Book, PublishAmerica, Incorporated, →ISBN, page 117:
- Not birds, you lamebrain, dey stole mongeese. Little animals from over in India, day kill da snakes, da cobras dere.