mongongo

== English == === Alternative forms === mugongo === Noun === mongongo (plural mongongos) A large, spreading tree (Schinziophyton rautanenii) of the family Euphorbiaceae, found on wooded hills and among sand dunes, with distinctive hand-shaped leaves, whose pale yellow wood resembles balsa. Its egg-shaped, velvety fruit, having a thin layer of edible flesh surrounding a highly nutritious nut. ==== Translations ==== == Lingala == === Etymology === See Kituba ngongolo. === Noun === mongongo throat