pongo

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Definition of pongo in English English dictionary

a low ranking soldier

{n} a name of the ouran-outang

type genus of the family Pongidae: orangutans

{s} (Slang) stinky, giving off a foul odor, smelly

Any large ape; especially, the chimpanzee and the orang- outang

{i} Pongo pygmaeus, species of large long-armed orangutan found in Borneo and Sumatra (Zoology); orangutan (Zoology); person who stinks (Australian Slang); soldier (British military slang)

Etymology

() Kongo mpongo (“gorilla”)