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pongo.

A soldier.

5 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. A soldier.

    UK · slang
  2. A lazy, good-for-nothing person.

    UK · slang
  3. Any large ape.

    archaic
Where this word comes from

From Kongo mpongo (“gorilla”).

noun
  1. A river canyon or gorge in Peru, especially a narrow, deep one cutting through a ridge or mountain range, carved by an Andean river.

Where this word comes from

From Peruvian Spanish [Term?], thought to be from Quechua puncu/punku or Aymara ponco "door, gate". Semantically, compare puerta.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.