pongo

See also: Pongo

English

Etymology

From Kongo mpongo (“gorilla”).

Noun

pongo (plural pongos or pongoes)

1. (British, military slang) A soldier.
2. A canyon or gorge in South America, especially one cutting through a ridge or mountain range.
3. (British, slang) A lazy, good-for-nothing person.

Italian

Etymology 1

Borrowed from translingual Pongo, from Kongo mpongi, mpungu.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

pongo m (plural ponghi)

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

Etymology 2

From a brand name.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɔn.ɡo/, /ˈpon.ɡo/
• Rhymes: -ɔnɡo, -onɡo
• Hyphenation: pòn‧go, pón‧go

Noun

pongo m (uncountable)

1. a kind of coloured/colored plasticine

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

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

Verb

pongo

1. first-person singular present indicative of porre

Further reading

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

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈponɡo/ [ˈpõŋ.ɡo]
• Rhymes: -onɡo
• Syllabification: pon‧go

Etymology 1

Noun

pongo m (plural pongos)

1. orangutan

   Synonym: orangután

Etymology 2

Verb

pongo

1. first-person singular present indicative of poner

Further reading

• “pongo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10