pongo
See also: Pongo
English
Etymology
From Kongo mpongo (“gorilla”).
Noun
pongo (plural pongos or pongoes)
- (Britain, military slang) A soldier.
- A canyon or gorge in South America especially cutting through a ridge or mountain range.
- (Britain, 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)
- (zoology) any member of the Pongo taxonomic genus
- (uncountable, usually capitalized as Pongo) the Pongo taxonomic genus
Etymology 2
From a brand name.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpon.ɡo/
- Rhymes: -onɡo
- Hyphenation: pón‧go
Noun
pongo m (uncountable)
- 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
- 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
Noun
pongo m (plural pongos)
- orangutan
- Synonym: orangután
Verb
pongo
- first-person singular present indicative of poner
Further reading
- “pongo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014