pongo

== English == === Etymology === From Kongo mpongo (“gorilla”). === Noun === pongo (plural pongos or pongoes) (UK, military slang) A soldier. A canyon or gorge in South America, especially one cutting through a ridge or mountain range.(Can we verify(+) this sense?) (UK, slang) A lazy, good-for-nothing person.(Can we verify(+) this sense?) (archaic) Any large ape. == 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): /ˈpɔn.ɡo/, /ˈpon.ɡo/ Rhymes: -ɔnɡo, -onɡo Hyphenation: pòn‧go, pón‧go ==== Noun ==== pongo m (uncountable) a kind of coloured/colored plasticine (play dough) === 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 === References === === 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) orangutan Synonym: orangután === Etymology 2 === ==== Verb ==== pongo 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 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025