tongo

== Portuguese == === Etymology === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “is it related to tchongo?”) === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: ton‧go === Adjective === tongo (feminine tonga, masculine plural tongos, feminine plural tongas) (informal, of a person) stupid, idiotic Synonyms: see Thesaurus:idiota (informal, of a person) naïve, gullible === Noun === tongo m (plural tongos, feminine tonga, feminine plural tongas) (informal, of a person) a foolish person; a dunce; an idiot Synonyms: see Thesaurus:idiota (informal, of a person) a naïve or gullible person Synonym: ingênuo === Further reading === “tongo”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtonɡo/ [ˈt̪õŋ.ɡo] Rhymes: -onɡo Syllabification: ton‧go === Etymology 1 === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) ==== Noun ==== tongo m (plural tongos) (colloquial) fraud; farce ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 2 === Uncertain ==== Noun ==== tongo m (plural tongos, feminine tonga, feminine plural tongas) (Panama, slang, derogatory) police officer; cop. === Further reading === “tongo”, 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 == Sranan Tongo == === Etymology === From English tongue. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈto.ŋo/ === Noun === tongo language, tongue == Sundanese == === Etymology === Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tuŋaw (“tiny red itch mite”). Cognate to Malay tungau. === Noun === tongo mite == Swahili == === Pronunciation === === Noun === tongo class V (plural matongo class VI) flock of birds a mannequin or decoy in the shape of a bird == Tongan == === Etymology === From Proto-Polynesian *toŋo, from Proto-Oceanic *toŋoʀ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *təŋəʀ. === Noun === tongó mangrove, esp. of species Rhizophora mangle