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pongo.

any member of the Pongo taxonomic genus

5 characters2 syllables approx.Italiano language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈpɔn.ɡo/
  1. any member of the Pongo taxonomic genus

    masculine
  2. the Pongo taxonomic genus

    capitalized · masculine · uncountable · usually
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from translingual Pongo, from Kongo mpongi, mpungu.

noun/ˈpɔn.ɡo//ˈpon.ɡo/
  1. a kind of coloured/colored plasticine (play dough)

    masculine · uncountable
Where this word comes from

From a brand name.

verb/ˈpon.ɡo/
  1. first-person singular present indicative of porre

    first-person · form-of · indicative · present · singular
Where this word comes from

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